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The liar goes to the state of woe;
also he who, having done (wrong), says,
"I did not do it."
Men of base actions both,
on departing they share the same destiny
in the other world.
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There are many evil characters
and uncontrolled men
wearing the saffron robe.
These wicked men
will be born in states of woe
because of their evil deeds.
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It would be better
to swallow a red-hot iron ball,
blazing like fire,
than as an immoral and uncontrolled monk
to eat the alms of the people.
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Four misfortunes befall the reckless man
who consorts with another's wife:
acquisition of demerit,
disturbed sleep,
ill-repute,
and (rebirth in) states of woe.
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Such a man acquires demerit
and an unhappy birth in the future.
Brief is the pleasure
of the frightened man and woman,
and the king imposes heavy punishment.
Hence, let no man consort with another's wife.
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Just as kusa grass wrongly handled cuts the hand,
even so, a recluse's life wrongly lived
drags one to states of woe.
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Any loose act,
any corrupt observance,
any life of questionable celibacy —
none of these bear much fruit.
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If anything is to be done,
let one do it with sustained vigor.
A lax monastic life
stirs up the dust of passions all the more.
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An evil deed is better left undone,
for such a deed torments one afterwards.
But a good deed is better done,
doing which one repents not later.
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Just as a border city is closely guarded
both within and without, even so, guard yourself.
Do not let slip this opportunity (for spiritual growth).
For those who let slip this opportunity
grieve indeed when consigned to hell.
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Those who are ashamed
of what they should not be ashamed of,
and are not ashamed
of what they should be ashamed of —
upholding false views,
they go to states of woe.
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Those who see something to fear
where there is nothing to fear,
and see nothing to fear
where there is something to fear —
upholding false views,
they go to states of woe.
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Those who imagine evil
where there is none,
and do not see evil where it is —
upholding false views,
they go to states of woe.
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Those who discern
the wrong as wrong
and the right as right —
upholding right views,
they go to realms of bliss.