Monday, October 20, 2014

Dhammapada 69 [Khuddaka Nikaya]


5 - Balavagga, The Fool
10 - Uppalavannattheri Vatthu
Madhumva mannati balo,
yava papam na paccati;

yada ca paccati papam,
atha dukkham nigacchati.

69: As long as the evil deed does not bear fruit, the fool thinks it is sweet like honey; but when his evil deed does bear fruit, the fool suffers for it.
Reference:
Mya Tin, Daw, tr. The Dhammapada: Verses and Stories. Rangoon: Burma Tipitaka Association, 1986.

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