Papavagga ⧸ Gāthā 120
Bhadro pi passati pāpaṃ yāva bhadraṃ na paccati
Yadā ca paccati bhadraṃ atha bhadro bhadrāni passati
Yadā ca paccati bhadraṃ atha bhadro bhadrāni passati
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Evil ⧸ Verse 120
Even a good man seeth evil,
So long as goodness ripeneth not;
But when ripeneth the goodness,
Then good things doth he see.
So long as goodness ripeneth not;
But when ripeneth the goodness,
Then good things doth he see.
English translation by Albert Edmunds, from Hymns of the Faith (Dhammapada) (1902).
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