Yo pāṇamatipāteti, musāvādañca bhāsati,

loke adinnamādiyati,

paradārañca gacchati,

surāmerayapānañca yo naro anuyuñjati --

idhevameso lokasmiṃ, mūlaṃ khaṇati attano.

Listen

One who destroys life, utters lies,

takes what is not given,

goes to another man's wife,

and is addicted to intoxicating drinks --

such a man digs up one's own root even in this world.

Dhammapada 18.246, 18.247

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

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