Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 58
yathā saṅkāraṭhānasmiṃ, ujjhitasmiṃ mahāpathe.
padumaṃ tattha jāyetha, sucigandhaṃ manoramaṃ.

Verse 59
evaṃ saṅkārabhūtesu, andhabhūte puthujjane.
atirocati paññāya, sammāsambuddhasāvako.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 58
Upon a heap of rubbish in the road-side ditch blooms a lotus, fragrant and pleasing.

Verse 59
Even so, on the rubbish heap of blinded mortals the disciple of the Supremely Enlightened One shines resplendent in wisdom.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

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Original Pali Text: https://www.digitalpalireader.online/_dprhtml/index.html?loc=k.1.x.x.x.x.x.m

Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp44-59/en/buddharakkhita#58

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