11. Dhammapada 61, Mahākassapattherasaddhivihārikavatthu,  September 26, 2022

Dhammapada Verse 61

Carance nadhigaccheyya

Verse 61: If a person seeking a companion cannot find one who is better than or equal to him, let him resolutely go on alone; there can be no companionship with a fool.

10. Dhammapada 60-1 , The King and the Poor Man with a Beautiful Wife｜Pa Auk 2022

Dhammapada Verse 60

09. Dhammapada 57,  Godhikattheraparinibbānavatthu,  September 21, 2022

Dhammapada Verse 57

Tesam sampannasilanam

Verse 57: Mara cannot find the path taken by those who are endowed with virtue, who live mindfully and have been freed from moral defilements by Right Knowledge.

08. Dhammapada 71 , The Snake-Ghost and the Crow-Ghost

Dhammapada Verse 71

Na hi papam katam kammam

Verse 71: An evil deed does not immediately bear fruit, just as the newly-drawn milk does not curdle at once; but it follows the fool burning him like live coal covered with ashes.

07. Dhammapada 58&59, Garahadinnavatthu September, 23, 2022

Dhammapada Verses 58 and 59

Yatha sankaradhanasmim

Evam sankarabhutesu

Verses 58 - 59: As a sweet-smelling and beautiful lotus flower may grow upon a heap of rubbish thrown on the highway, so also, out of the rubbish heap of beings may appear a disciple of the Buddha, who with his wisdom shines forth far above the blind (ignorant) worldlings.

06. Dhammapada 63&64 The Pickpocket & Wise Fool Gaṇṭhibhedakacora & Udāyi Thera｜Pa Auk 2022

Dhammapada Verse 63

Ya balo mannati balyam

Verse 63: The fool who knows that he is a fool can, for that reason, be a wise man; but the fool who thinks that he is wise is, indeed, called a fool.

Dhammapada Verse 64

Yavajivampi ce balo

Verse 64: A fool, even though he is associated with a wise man all his life, does not understand the Dhamma, just as a ladle does not know the taste of soup.

05. Dhammapada 67, A Farmer is Unjustly Accused of Theft｜Pa Auk 2022

Dhammapada Verse 67

Na tam kammam katam sadhu

Verse 67: That deed is not well done, if one has to repent for having done it, and if, with a tearful face, one has to weep as a result of that deed.

04. Dhammapada 66 Suppabuddhakuṭṭhivatthu  October 3, 2022

Dhammapada Verse 66

Caranti bala dummedha

Verse 66: With themselves as their own enemies, fools lacking in intelligence, move about doing evil deeds, which bear bitter fruits.

03. Dhammapada 71 , The Snake-Ghost and the Crow-Ghost

Dhammapada Verse 71

Na hi papam katam kammam

Verse 71: An evil deed does not immediately bear fruit, just as the newly-drawn milk does not curdle at once; but it follows the fool burning him like live coal covered with ashes.

02. Dhammapada 72 ,  The Sledge-Hammer Ghost

Dhammapada Verse 72

Yavadeva anatthaya

Verse 72: The skill of a fool can only harm him; it destroys his merit and his wisdom (lit., it severs his head).