The days and nights rush by,“Accayanti ahorattā,and then life is cut short.jīvitaṁ uparujjhati;The life of mortals wastes away,Āyu khīyati maccānaṁ,like the water in tiny streams.kunnadīnaṁva odakaṁ.
But while doing bad deedsAtha pāpāni kammāni,the fool doesn’t realize—karaṁ bālo na bujjhati;it’ll be bitter later on;Pacchāssa kaṭukaṁ hoti,for the result will be bad for them.vipāko hissa pāpako”ti.
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