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Song 4.12 (Yasna 31.12)

`,AW ,lcawSvrv ,AW ,lcawhaqim `,Itiarab ,mvcAW ,Arqa

`,AcAhManam ,AcAdvrvz ,Ayha `,AW ,lwdIwv ,AW ,lwdIW

.,AqEam ,Arqa% ,EtiAsvrvp ,Uyniam `,SItiamarA ,Sxah,SunA

Transliterated Text:

athrâ vâcem baraitî
mithahvacå vâ ereshvacå vâ
vîdvå vâ evîdvå vâ
ahyâ zeredâcâ mananghâcâ
ânush-haxsh ârmaitîsh mainyû
peresâitê ýathrâ maêthâ.

Translated Text:

Therefore, whether one speaks truth or not,
whether one is wise or otherwise,
one expresses in words
what is in one's heart and mind.
Accordingly, one enjoying serenity, may ask himself:
Where will the two mentalities lead?

Commentary:

All—truthful, liar, wise, and stupid—express themselves in words of what their minds guide or their emotions dictate. It is then that one, cool and calm, may well understand where the good or the retarding mentality would lead to.

Pondering Point:

“Whether wise or ignorant, righteous or wrongful, we each express the true nature of our hearts and minds in the ultimate outcomes of our decisions.”


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