Abhittharetha kalyāṇe;

pāpā cittaṃ nivāraye.

Dandhañhi karoto puññaṃ,

pāpasmiṃ ramatī mano.

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Hasten to do good;

restrain your mind from evil.

One who is slow in doing good,

that one's mind delights in evil.

Dhammapada 9.116

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The Dhammapada: The Buddha's Path of Wisdom, translated from Pāli by Acharya Buddharakkhita

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