Chandā dosā bhayā mohā,

Yo dhammaṃ ativattati,

Nihīyati yaso tassa

Kāḷapakkheva candimā.

Chandā dosā bhayā mohā,

Yo dhammaṃ nātivattati,

Āpūrati yaso tassa

Sukkapakkheva candimā.

Listen

Whoever through desire, hate or fear,

Or ignorance should transgress the Dhamma,

All one's glory fades away

Like the moon during the waning half.

Whoever through desire, hate or fear,

Or ignorance never transgresses the Dhamma,

All one's glory ever increases

Like the moon during the waxing half.

Dīgha Nikāya 3.246

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Everyman's Ethics: Four Discourses by the Buddha (WH 14), translated by Narada Thera

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