The clever cheat cannot achieve“Nāccantaṁ nikatippañño,ultimate happiness by cheating.nikatyā sukhamedhati;The clever cheat succeeds onlyĀrādheti nikatippañño,in getting what the crane did from the crab.bako kakkaṭakāmivā”ti.
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