6 - Panditavagga, The Wise
5 - Panditasamanera Vatthu
Udakam hi nayanti nettika, usukara namayanti tejanam;80: Farmers (lit., makers of irrigation canals ) channel the water; fletchers straighten the arrow; carpenters work the timber; the Wise tame themselves.
darum namayanti tacchaka, attanam damayanti pandita.
Reference:
Mya Tin, Daw, tr. The Dhammapada: Verses and Stories. Rangoon: Burma Tipitaka Association, 1986.
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