Basaveshwara, 12th A.D.

Original in Kannada

Let your words be like a strand of pearls
Let your words be like a lamp of gems
Let your words be like a crystal weapon
At your words may God say, “yes, yes”
Should your deeds not match your words
No favors from Kudala Sangama Deva would come

~ Basaveshwara, 12th A.D.
Submitted by Geeta Jayaram with literal translation in English.
The final version here is mine.