Dhammapada

Dhammatthavagga ⧸ Gāthā 269

Pāpāni parivajjeti sa manī tena so muni
Yo munāti ubho loke muni tena pavuccati

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The Just ⧸ Verse 269

But whoever — wise,
as if holding the scales,
taking the excellent —
rejects evil deeds:
he is a sage,
thats how hes a sage.
Whoever can weigh
both sides of the world:
thats how hes called
a sage.
English translation © 1997 Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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