One who does not follow advice when instructed“Yo atthakāmassa hitānukampino,by an ally who wants to help,Ovajjamāno na karoti sāsanaṁ;not following the pigeon’s counsel,Kapotakassa vacanaṁ akatvā,ends up in the hands of their foes.Amittahatthatthagatova setī”ti.
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