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Dhammapada 116–128

Pāpavagga

9. Wickedness · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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should rushAbhittharetha to goodkalyāṇe,
from evilpāpā mindcittaṁ should shieldnivāraye;
for when slowDandhañhi of one doingkaroto meritpuññaṁ,
in wickednesspāpasmiṁ delightsramatī thoughtsmano.

if evilPāpañce a personpuriso should dokayirā,
notNa itnaṁ should dokayirā again and againpunappunaṁ;
notNa in ittamhi desirechandaṁ should setkayirātha,
sufferingDukkho of evilpāpassa piling upuccayo.

if meritPuññañce a personpuriso should dokayirā,
should dokayirā itnaṁ again and againpunappunaṁ;
in thatTamhi delightchandaṁ one should setkayirātha,
joyfulsukho of meritpuññassa accumulationuccayo.

even the wicked onePāpopi seespassati good thingsbhadraṁ,
so long asYāva wickednesspāpaṁ notna has ripenedpaccati;
whenYadā butca ripenspaccati that wickednesspāpaṁ,
thenAtha the wicked onepāpo wicked thingspāpāni seespassati.

even the good oneBhadropi seespassati wicked thingspāpaṁ,
so long asYāva goodnessbhadraṁ notna ripenspaccati;
whenYadā andca ripenspaccati that goodnessbhadraṁ,
thenAtha the good onebhadro good thingsbhadrāni seespassati.

do not think lightly ofMāvamaññetha of evilpāpassa,
notna to memantaṁ it will comeāgamissati;
by the falling of water dropsUdabindunipātena,
even a water potudakumbhopi is filledpūrati;
a foolBālo is filledpūrati with wickednesspāpassa,
bit by bitthokaṁ even bit by bitthokampi piling upācinaṁ.

do not think lightly ofMāvamaññetha of goodnesspuññassa,
notna lightlymandaṁ it will comeāgamissati;
by the falling of water dropsUdabindunipātena,
even a water potudakumbhopi is filledpūrati;
the attentive oneDhīro is filledpūrati with goodnesspuññassa,
bit by bitthokaṁ even bit by bitthokampi piling upācinaṁ.

like a merchantVāṇijova fearfulbhayaṁ roadmaggaṁ,
with small escortappasattho with rich cargomahaddhano;
poisonVisaṁ like one desiring to livejīvitukāmova,
wickednesspāpāni should avoidparivajjaye.

in the handPāṇimhi ifce a woundvaṇo there were notnāssa,
one could carryhareyya with the handpāṇinā poisonvisaṁ;
without a woundNābbaṇaṁ poison does not entervisamanveti,
there is notnatthi evilpāpaṁ for one not doingakubbato.

whoeverYo who has done no wrongappaduṭṭhassa mannarassa wrongsdussati,
pureSuddhassa manposassa who has not a blemishanaṅgaṇassa;
on the fool himselfTameva foolbālaṁ backfirespacceti evilpāpaṁ,
fineSukhumo dustrajo upwindpaṭivātaṁva thrownkhitto.

some into a wombGabbhameke are bornuppajjanti,
to hellnirayaṁ evildoerspāpakammino;
to heavenSaggaṁ the virtuoussugatino goyanti,
are fully extinguishedparinibbanti the undefiledanāsavā.

notNa in midairantalikkhe norna mid-oceansamuddamajjhe,
norNa of mountainspabbatānaṁ a cleftvivaraṁ having enteredpavissa;
notNa is foundvijjatī thatso place on the planetjagatippadeso,
where standingYatthaṭṭhito one might escapemucceyya wicked deedspāpakammā.

notNa in midairantalikkhe norna in mid-oceansamuddamajjhe,
notNa of mountainspabbatānaṁ a cleftvivaraṁ having enteredpavissa;
notNa is foundvijjatī thatso place on the planetjagatippadeso,
where standingYatthaṭṭhitaṁ would not vanquishnappasaheyya deathmaccu.
chapter on wickednessPāpavaggo ninthnavamo.

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