Jaravagga ⧸ Gāthā 156
Acaritvā brahmacariyaṃ aladdhā yobbane dhanaṃ
Senti cāpā tikhittā va purāṇāni anutthunaṃ
Senti cāpā tikhittā va purāṇāni anutthunaṃ
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Old Age ⧸ Verse 156
Those who have lived not the religious life,
And gotten not wealth in youth,
Lie like worn-out bows,
Bewailing the olden [times].
And gotten not wealth in youth,
Lie like worn-out bows,
Bewailing the olden [times].
English translation by Albert Edmunds, from Hymns of the Faith (Dhammapada) (1902).
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