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Dhammapada 116–128

Pāpavagga

9. Wickedness · Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato, SuttaCentral

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

evil + ifPāpañce a personpuriso should dokayirā,
notNa itnaṁ should dokayirā again·againpunappunaṁ;
notNa in ittamhi desirechandaṁ should setkayirātha,
sufferingDukkho of evilpāpassa piling upuccayo.

merit + ifPuññañce a personpuriso should dokayirā,
should dokayirā itnaṁ again·againpunappunaṁ;
in thatTamhi delightchandaṁ one should setkayirātha,
joyfulsukho of meritpuññassa accumulationuccayo.

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

good·evenBhadropi 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;
water·drop·fallingUdabindunipātena,
water pot·evenudakumbhopi is filledpūrati;
a foolBālo is filledpūrati with wickednesspāpassa,
bit by bitthokaṁ little·eventhokampi piling upācinaṁ.

do not think lightly ofMāvamaññetha of goodnesspuññassa,
notna lightlymandaṁ back·comeāgamissati;
water·dropUdabindunipātena,
even a water potudakumbhopi is filledpūrati;
the attentive oneDhīro is filledpūrati with goodnesspuññassa,
bit by bitthokaṁ even bit by bitthokampi up·pileācinaṁ.

merchant + likeVāṇijova fearfulbhayaṁ roadmaggaṁ,
small·escortappasattho rich·cargomahaddhano;
poisonVisaṁ to live·desiring + likejīvitukāmova,
wickednesspāpāni around·avoidparivajjaye.

hand·inPāṇimhi ifce a woundvaṇo there were notnāssa,
one could carryhareyya hand·withpāṇinā poisonvisaṁ;
without a woundNābbaṇaṁ poison·followsvisamanveti,
not·benatthi evilpāpaṁ not·doakubbato.

whoeverYo who has done no wrongappaduṭṭhassa mannarassa wrongsdussati,
pureSuddhassa manposassa who has not a blemishanaṅgaṇassa;
him·indeedTameva foolbālaṁ back·gopacceti evilpāpaṁ,
fineSukhumo dustrajo upwind + likepaṭivātaṁva thrownkhitto.

womb + someGabbhameke are bornuppajjanti,
to hellnirayaṁ evildoerspāpakammino;
to heavenSaggaṁ the virtuoussugatino goyanti,
all-around·extinguishparinibbanti not·effluentsanāsavā.

notNa inner·spaceantalikkhe norna ocean·middlesamuddamajjhe,
norNa of mountainspabbatānaṁ a cleftvivaraṁ into·enterpavissa;
notNa is foundvijjatī thatso world + placejagatippadeso,
where + standingYatthaṭṭhito one might escapemucceyya wicked·deedpāpakammā.

notNa inner·skyantalikkhe norna in mid-oceansamuddamajjhe,
notNa of mountainspabbatānaṁ a cleftvivaraṁ having enteredpavissa;
notNa apart·existvijjatī thatso place on the planetjagatippadeso,
where standingYatthaṭṭhitaṁ not·overcomenappasaheyya deathmaccu.
wickedness·chapterPāpavaggo ninthnavamo.

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