DHP 60-75:3
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DHP 60-75:3 Pali
Pali Canon — DHP 60-75
Dīgho bālāna saṁsāro,
long transmigrate the fools
English: SuttaCentral (sujato)
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Ekacariyaṁ daḷhaṁ kayirā,
then firmly resolve to wander alone—
English: SuttaCentral (sujato)
Attā hi attano natthi,
For even your self is not your own,
English: SuttaCentral (sujato)
Bālo ca paṇḍitamānī,
But the true fool is said to be one
English: SuttaCentral (sujato)
Na so dhammaṁ vijānāti,
they still don’t understand the teaching,
English: SuttaCentral (sujato)
Khippaṁ dhammaṁ vijānāti,
they swiftly understand the teaching,
English: SuttaCentral (sujato)
Karontā pāpakaṁ kammaṁ,
doing wicked deeds
English: SuttaCentral (sujato)
Yassa assumukho rodaṁ,
for which you weep and wail,
English: SuttaCentral (sujato)
Yassa patīto sumano,
that gladdens and cheers,
English: SuttaCentral (sujato)
Yadā ca paccati pāpaṁ,
But as soon as that evil ripens,
English: SuttaCentral (sujato)
Na so saṅkhātadhammānaṁ,
but they’ll never be worth a sixteenth part
English: SuttaCentral (sujato)
Ḍahantaṁ bālamanveti,
Smoldering, it follows the fool,
English: SuttaCentral (sujato)
Cite as
DHP 60-75:3 — SuttaCentral bilara-data — Mahāsaṅgīti Pali root text (CC0 1.0)