Dhammapada

Appamadavagga ⧸ Gāthā 31

Appamādarato bhikkhu pamāde bhaya dassivā
Saṃyojanaṃ aṇuṃ thūlaṃ ḍahaṃ aggīva gacchati

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On Earnestness ⧸ Verse 31

The monk delighting in heedfulness,
seeing danger in heedlessness,
advances like a fire,
burning fetters
great & small.
English translation © 1997 Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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