Dhammapada

Nirayavagga ⧸ Gāthā 308

Seyye ayoguḷo bhutto tatto aggisikhūpamo
Yañce bhūñjeyya dussīlo raṭṭhapiṇḍaṃ asaññato

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The Downward Course ⧸ Verse 308

Better to eat a ball of iron
glowing as flame of fire
than one should eat the country’s alms immoral and unrestrained.
English translation by Ven. Weragoda Sarada Maha Thero. For free distribution only.

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