5 - Balavagga, The Fool
10 - Uppalavannattheri Vatthu
Madhumva mannati balo, yava papam na paccati;69: As long as the evil deed does not bear fruit, the fool thinks it is sweet like honey; but when his evil deed does bear fruit, the fool suffers for it.
yada ca paccati papam, atha dukkham nigacchati.
Reference:
Mya Tin, Daw, tr. The Dhammapada: Verses and Stories. Rangoon: Burma Tipitaka Association, 1986.
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