Sunday, November 23, 2014

Dhammapada 72 [Khuddaka Nikaya]


5 - Balavagga, The Fool
13 - Satthikutapeta Vatthu

Yavadeva anatthaya, nattam balassa jayati;
hanti balassa sukkamsam, muddhamassa vipatayam.
72: The skill of a fool can only harm him; it destroys his merit and his wisdom (lit., it severs his head).
Reference:
Mya Tin, Daw, tr. The Dhammapada: Verses and Stories. Rangoon: Burma Tipitaka Association, 1986.

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