Sukhakāmāni bhūtāni

yo daṇḍena vihiṃsati,

attano sukhamesāno,

pecca so na labhate sukhaṃ.

Sukhakāmāni bhūtāni

yo daṇḍena na hiṃsati,

attano sukhamesāno,

pecca so labhate sukhaṃ.

Listen

Whoever takes a stick

to beings desiring ease,

when one is looking for ease,

will meet with no ease after death.

Whoever doesn't take a stick

to beings desiring ease,

when one is looking for ease,

will meet with ease after death.

Udāna 2.13

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Translated from Pāli by Thanissaro Bhikkhu

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