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paurree 14

ਮਹੁਰਾ ਮਿਠਾ ਆਖੀਐ ਰੁਠੀ ਨੋ ਤੁਠੀ ।

mahuraa mitthaa aakheeai rutthee no tutthee |

The foolish would say the poison sweet and the angry person a happy one.

ਬੁਝਿਆ ਵਡਾ ਵਖਾਣੀਐ ਸਵਾਰੀ ਕੁਠੀ ।

bujhiaa vaddaa vakhaaneeai savaaree kutthee |

To the extinguished lamp he says the enlarged one and a killed goat to him is dressed one.

ਜਲਿਆ ਠੰਢਾ ਗਈ ਨੋ ਆਈ ਤੇ ਉਠੀ ।

jaliaa tthandtaa gee no aaee te utthee |

To burnt he would say the cooled one: the 'gone' for him is 'come' and the 'come' one for him is eloped one i.e. if something sets in the eye, the eye is said to be soaring and if a widow settles in someone's house by marrying him, she is said to have elo

ਅਹਮਕੁ ਭੋਲਾ ਆਖੀਐ ਸਭ ਗਲਿ ਅਪੁਠੀ ।

ahamak bholaa aakheeai sabh gal aputthee |

To moron he would say simple, and his all talks will be contrary to normal.

ਉਜੜੁ ਤ੍ਰਟੀ ਬੇਮੁਖਾਂ ਤਿਸੁ ਆਖਨਿ ਵੁਠੀ ।

aujarr trattee bemukhaan tis aakhan vutthee |

To the ruining person, the foolish would say that he is leaving everything of his own sweet will.

ਚੋਰੈ ਸੰਦੀ ਮਾਉਂ ਜਿਉਂ ਲੁਕਿ ਰੋਵੈ ਮੁਠੀ ।੧੪।

chorai sandee maaun jiaun luk rovai mutthee |14|

Such people are like the mother of a thief who weeps hiding in a corner (lest she is detected and possibility of catching hold of her son increases).