Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
चोरें चोरातें करावा उपदेश । आपुला अभ्यास असेल तो ॥१॥
शिंदळीच्या मागें वेचितां पाउलें । होईल आपुलें तिच्या ऐसें ॥ध्रु.॥
तुका म्हणे भितो पुढिलिया दत्ता । म्हणऊनि चिंता उपजली ॥२॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
When a thief counsels a thief, he teaches only what he himself practices. If you follow in the footsteps of a harlot, you will become just like her. Says Tuka, I tremble at the thought of the future reckoning, and that is why this anxiety has arisen in me.
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