The Story of Surasundarī 1.25

1.25

āsajja dujjaṇaṁ kavijaṇassa abbhatthaṇā taō vihalā
na hu sakkararasasittōvi cayaï kaḍuyattaṇaṁ nimbō

Approaching a wicked man, the entreaty of the poet is utterly fruitless; / the neem tree does not shed its bitterness even when watered with sugar syrup.