Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
 कांहीं दुसरा विचार । न लगे करावा चि फार ॥1॥
 सेटएा ना चौधरी । पांडेपण वाहे शिरीं ॥ध्रु.॥
 पाप न लगे धुंडावें॥ पाहिजे तरि तेथें जावें ॥2॥
 जकातीचा धंदा । तेथें पाप वसे सदा ॥3॥
 गाइऩ ह्मसी हेड । तुप विकी महा द्वाड ॥4॥
 तुका ह्मणे पाहीं । तेथें पुण्या रीघ नाहीं ॥5॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
No great deliberation is needed for this. Becoming a merchant, a headman, or a revenue officer, one carries the weight of worldly position on one's head. Sin needs no searching; it is right there if you go looking. The tax-collection trade is where sin dwells permanently. One who sells adulterated ghee from a cow's milk is deeply wicked. Says Tuka, look closely: there is no room for virtue in such pursuits.
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