Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When a poor person goes to the home of a rich person
and sits right in front of them, the rich person turns their back.
Wealth can make a heart turn its back on someone with little.
Ja-o nirdhan sardhan kai jaa-ay, aagay baithaa peeth firaa-ay: when the poor visit the rich and sit before them, the rich turn their backs. You can feel the cold shoulder. Kabir sets up a simple picture, and the next verse shows its mirror.
If someone is being unkind to you or hurting you, that is never something you have to accept. Telling a grown-up you trust is always the right thing to do.
How do you think it feels to be turned away like that? What would you want to do differently?
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