Salok Sehskritee, Salok 64 — Sweet Words, Watch the Heart
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A person may be handsome and speak sweet words, yet in the field of the heart grow cruel revenge.
Such a person bows down, but it is all false. Watch out for him, dear friends, the saints.
Sweet words and a bow can hide a cold heart, so it is wise to look at what lies underneath.
Ridya bhoom vairnah: the heart is pictured as a field, and in it grows revenge. On the outside, the person looks good, speaks sweetly and bows low. Inside, something else is growing.
This is not a reason to distrust everyone; most people are what they seem. It is a reason to notice deeds as well as words. A person can be warm and wise at the same time: kind to others, and awake to what is under the sweet talk.
How can you tell someone who is kind from someone who only acts kind to get something?
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