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Song 16.13 (Yasna 51.13)

`,mIqiah ,SuAzvrv ,AnEad `,Itiadvram ,Otawgvrd ,At

`,lkA ,ltvrvp ,Otawnic `,ItiadOarx ,Awru ,Ayhe%

.,Oqap ,lwsLn ,AyhaCa `,Acsawzih ,SiAnqOayK ,SiAX

Transliterated Text:

tâ dregvatô maredaitî
daênâ erezâush haithîm
ýehyâ urvâ xraodaitî
cinvatô peretå âkå
xvâish shyaothanâish hizvascâ
ashahyâ nãsvå pathô.

Translated Text:

Thus the conscience of the wrongful tramples
the truth on the straight line.
His soul openly upbraids him
in front of the sorting bridge,
because it is his deeds and words
that make him lose the path of righteousness.

Commentary:

The conscience of the wrongful tramples truth as they blunder forward ignorantly in life. When they eventually reach the “sorting bridge”, where the righteous are distinguished from the wrongful, their perplexed soul chastise them over their words and deeds which made them go astray, and now they must face the consequences.

Pondering Point:

“In the end, the soul of the wrongful will condemn them for how they have corrupted their conscience.”


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