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Song 4.20 (Yasna 31.20)
`,OySx ,mvrapa ,iOh ,mvnmawid `,mvnawaCa ,TayA ,V%

`,OcaW ,sAtEawa ,mVqvraXSud `,OhMamvt ,UyA ,mVgvrad

.,TaSEan ,AnEad ,SiAX ,SiAnqOayK `,OtNawgvrd ,mUha ,AW ,mVt

Transliterated Text:

ýê âyat ashavanem
divamnem hôi aparem xshyô
daregêm âyû temanghô
dushhvarethêm avaêtâs vacô
têm vâ ahûm dregvañtô
shyaothanâish hvâish daênâ naêshat.

Translated Text:

Whoever goes over to the righteous,
enjoys a bright future.
But the wrongful lives a long life of darkness,
evil splendor and woeful words,
because it is on account of his deeds,
that his conscience leads him to it.

Commentary:

Bright future awaits the person who chooses righteousness. A long period of suffering with dark thoughts and hard words meets the wrongful. His awakening conscience tells that this is because of his evil deeds.

Pondering Point:

“If you choose to be righteous, a bright future awaits you, but if you choose to be deceitful, then misery is your reward.”