Transliterated Text:

at ýastêm nôit nâ isemnô âyât
drûjô hvô dâmãn haêthahyâ gât
hvô zî dregvå ýê dregvâitê vahishtô
hvô ashavâ ýahmâi ashavâ fryô
hyat daênå paouruyå då ahurâ.

Translated Text:

But, if an able person does not come to help,
he shall himself fall into the binding trap of wrong.
He indeed is wrongful who is very good to the wrongful,
and he is righteous to whom the righteous is dear.
These are the foremost rules of conscience established by You.

Commentary:

If someone is in trouble because of a wrongful person, anyone who is able to help should hasten to do so. If not, he too will eventually fall into the trap laid by the wrongful. One cannot turn a blind eye when another righteous is wronged by someone; in fact, it means helping the wrongful. He who sides with the wrongful, is wrongful himself and he who is a friend and companion of the righteous is righteous too. One cannot have double standards. These are simple rules one can realize through one’s own conscience—so simple and so divine.

Pondering Point:

“One cannot follow the paths of righteousness and deceit at the same time.”

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