Malavagga ⧸ Gāthā 244
Sujīvaṃ ahirikena kākasūrena dhaṃsinā
Pakkhandinā pagabbhena saṃkiliṭṭhena jīvitaṃ
Pakkhandinā pagabbhena saṃkiliṭṭhena jīvitaṃ
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Impurity ⧸ Verse 244
Easy is life to live for a shameless man,
Impudent as a crow, and backbiting,
Aggressive, bold, depraved.
Impudent as a crow, and backbiting,
Aggressive, bold, depraved.
English translation by Albert Edmunds, from Hymns of the Faith (Dhammapada) (1902).
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