Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
केलें पाप जेणें दिलें आन्मोदन । दोघांसी पतन सारिके चि ॥1॥
विष नवनीता विष करी संगें । दुर्जनाच्या त्यागें सर्व हित ॥ध्रु.॥
देखिलें ओढाळ निघालिया सेता । टाळावें निमित्या थैक ह्मुण ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे जोडे केल्याविण कर्म । देखतां तो श्रम न मानितां ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
The one who commits a sin and the one who approves of it both fall equally. Poison mixed with butter makes the butter poisonous. Safety lies in keeping far from the wicked. When you see a stray animal entering the field, drive it away at once as a precaution. Says Tuka, karma accrues even from witnessing a deed. One who sees and does not object still shares the burden.
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