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306
The man who utters a falsehood goes to the woeful state (hell), as does he who having committed an act says, "I did not commit it." After death both these men of contemptible deeds become equal in the next world.
- He who speaks untruth goes to hell, as does he who, having done something, says, "I didn't do it." Men of ignoble behaviour, they both end up the same in the next world. (Ⅰ) - abhuuta-vaadii nirayaM upeti
yo vaa pi katvaa na karomi ch'aaha
ubho pi pechcha samaa bhavanti
nihiina-kammaa manujaa parattha. (Ⅴ)
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307
Many of those who wear the saffron robe are of evil character and unrestrained. These evildoers are born in hell by reason of their sinful deeds.
- Many of those dressed in the yellow robe are evil and unrestrained, and the evil end up in hell because of their evil deeds. (Ⅰ) - kaasaava-kaNThaa bahavo paapa-dhammaa asaññataa
paapaa paapehi kammehi nirayaM te upapajjare. (Ⅴ)
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308
It is far better for an irreligious and unrestrained monk to swallow a flaming ball of red-hot iron than to feed on the alms of the people.
- It is better to swallow a red-hot, flaming iron ball than for an unrestrained and immoral person to eat the alms food of the land. (Ⅰ) - seyyo ayo-guLo bhutto tatto aggi-sikh'uupamo
yaM che bhuñjeyya du-ssiilo raTTha-piNDam asaññato. (Ⅴ)
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309
Four wretched conditions befall the heedless man who commits adultery: demerit, broken sleep, scorn as third, and birth in hell as fourth.
- The thoughtless man who consorts with another man's wife encounters four things - accumulation of demerit, disturbed sleep, thirdly disgrace, and hell fourth. (Ⅰ) - chattaari Thaanaani naro pamatto
aapajjati para-daar'uupasevii
apuñña-laabhaM na nikaama-seyyaM
nindaM tatiyaM nirayaM chatutthaM. (Ⅴ)
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310
There is the acquirement of demerit as well as of rebirth in an evil state; even the fleeting pleasure of the man in the arms of the woman is accompanied by fear; and, moreover, the penalty inflicted by the Raja is heavy. Therefore, a man should not commit adultery.
- Accumulation of demerit, a bad rebirth and the slight pleasure of a frightened man and a frightened woman - while the authorities impose a severe penalty too. Therefore a man should not consort with another man's wife. (Ⅰ) - apuñña-laabho cha gatii cha paapikaa
bhiitassa bhiitaaya ratii cha thokikaa
raajaa cha daNDaM garukaM paNeti
tasmaa naro para-daaraM na seve. (Ⅴ)
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311
Just as a blade of kusa grass when wrongly handled cuts the hand, so does asceticism when wrongly practiced drag one to the woeful state.
- In the same way that a wrongly handled blade of grass will cut one's hand, so a badly fulfilled life in religion will drag one down to hell. (Ⅰ) - kuso yathaa du-ggahito hattham ev'aanukantati
saamaññaM du-pparaamaTThaM nirayaay-upakaDDhati. (Ⅴ)
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312
Any act performed halfheartedly, any religious rite observed improperly, or continence reluctantly practiced none of these produces great fruit.
- Lax behaviour, broken observances and dubious chastity - these are on no great benefit. (Ⅰ) - yaM kiñchi sithilaM kammaM sankiliTThaM cha yaM vataM
sankassaraM brahma-chariyaM na taM hoti maha-pphalaM. (Ⅴ)
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313
If anything ought to be done, let a man perform that deed with all his might; an ascetic who is lax scatters more and more dust (of passion).
- If it ought to be done, then do it; apply yourself to it strenuously. A lax man of religion just spreads even more dust. (Ⅰ) - kayiraa cha kayiraath'enaM daLham etaM parakkame
sithilo hi paribbaajo bhiyyo aakirate rajaM. (Ⅴ)
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314
An evil act is better left undone, for that evil deed causes torment afterwards. It is better to perform a good deed; by performing it one does not repent later.
- A bad action is best left undone. One is punished later for a bad action. But a good deed is best done, for which one will not be punished for doing it. (Ⅰ) - akataM du-kkaTaM seyyo pachchhaa tappati du-kkaTaM
kataM cha su-kataM seyyo yaM katvaa n'aanutappati. (Ⅴ)
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315
As a frontier city, well-guarded within and without, so guard yourself. Do not lose a single moment, for those who let opportunity slip away do indeed grieve when they are born in the woeful state (hell).
- Guard yourself like a frontier town, guarded inside and out. Don't let a moment slip you by. Those who have missed their opportunity grieve for it when they end up in hell. (Ⅰ) - nagaraM yathaa pachch'antaM guttaM santara-baahiraM
evaM gopetha attaanaM khaNo vo maa upachchagaa
khaN'aatiitaa hi sochanti nirayamhi samappitaa. (Ⅴ)
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316
Those who are ashamed of what they ought not to be ashamed of, and are not ashamed of what they ought to be, such men, embracing erroneous views, enter the woeful path.
- Ashamed of what is not a matter for shame, and not ashamed of what is, by holding to wrong views people go to a bad rebirth. (Ⅰ) - alajjitaaye lajjanti lajjitaaye na lajjare
michchhaa-diTThi-samaadaanaa sattaa gachchhanti du-ggatiM. (Ⅴ)
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317
Those who are fearful when there is no cause for fear, and feel no fear when they should, such men, embracing erroneous views, enter the woeful path.
- Seeing danger where there is no danger, and not seeing danger where there is, by holding to wrong views people go to a bad rebirth. (Ⅰ) - abhaye bhaya-dassino bhaye ch'aabhaya-dassino
michchhaa-diTThi-samaadaanaa sattaa gachchhanti du-ggatiM. (Ⅴ)
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318
Those who imagine error where there is none, and do not see it where it does exist, such men, embracing false views, enter the woeful path.
- Seeing a fault in what is not a fault, and not seeing a fault in what is, by holding to wrong views people go to a bad rebirth. (Ⅰ) - avajje vajja-matino vajje ch'aavajja-dassino
michchhaa-diTThi-samaadaanaa sattaa gachchhanti du-ggatiM. (Ⅴ)
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319
Those who discern error as error and truth as truth, such men, embracing right views, enter the path of bliss.
- Recognising a fault as a fault, and what is not a fault as not one, by holding to right views people go to a good rebirth. (Ⅰ) - vajjaM cha vajjato ñatvaa avajje cha avajjato
sammaa-diTThi-samaadaanaa sattaa gachchhanti su-ggatiM. (Ⅴ)
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