abhittaretha kallāṇe pāpā cittaṁnivāraye। daṁdhaṁhikaratopuṁñaṁ pāpamhi ramatemano ।।Hasten to do wholesome deeds, ward off the mind from wickedness, for the mind of the one slow in merit delights in wickedness.

kayira ce puruṣo pāpaṁ na naṁ kayirā punappuno । na tamhi chandaṁ kayirātha dukkho pāpassa saṁayo ।।Should a person do that which is wicked, he should not do it again and again, let him not place his intention in it, for there is an accumulation of suffering for the wicked one.

kayira ce puruṣo puṁñaṁ kayira cenaṁ punappuno । tamhi eva chandaṁ kayirātha sukho puṁñassa saṁcayo ।।If a person should make merit, he should do it again and again, let him place his intention there, there is an increase of joy for the one who has made merit.

śuddhasseva sadā phaggū suddasso ’poṣatho sadā । śuddhassa śucikammassa sadā saṁpajjate vrataṁ ।।For the pure one there is always fasting, for the pure one there is always the fast day, for the pure one, the one of clean deeds, his vow always succeeds.

akataṁ dukkataṁ śreyo pacchā tapati dukkataṁ । dukkataṁ me kataṁ ti śocati bhūyo śocati doggatiṁ gato ।।Better undone is a wrong-doing, a wrong-doing one later regrets, he grieves, thinking: “I have done a bad deed,” gone to a bad fate, he grieves much more.

katañ ca sukataṁ sādhu yaṁ kattā nānutappati । sukataṁ me kataṁ ti nandati bhūyo nandati soggatiṅ gato ।।Better done is what is well-done, which, when done, one does not regret he is happy, thinking: “I have done a good deed,” gone to a good fate, he is happy much more.

pāpo pi paśśate bhadraṁ yāva pāpaṁ na paccati । yadā tu paccate pāpaṁ atha pāpo pāpāni paśśati ।।Even the wicked one experiences good fortune while the wickedness does not ripen, but when the wickedness ripens then the wicked one experiences wicked things.

bhadro pi paśśate pāpaṁ yāva bhadraṁ na paccati । yadā tu paccate bhadraṁ atha bhadro bhadrāṇi paśśati ।।Even the fortunate one experiences wickedness as long as the good fortune does not ripen, but when the fortune ripens then the fortunate one experiences good fortune.

pāpaṁ pi karato bhadraṁ yāva pāpaṁ na paccati । atha payirāgate kāle pāpo pāpāni paśśati ।।Even the wicked one does good while the wickedness does not ripen, but when the time has gone by the wicked one experiences wicked things.

bhadraṁ pi karato pāpaṁ yāva bhadraṁ na paccati । atha payirāgate kāle bhadro bhadrāṇi paśśati ।।Even the fortunate one does wickedness as long as the good fortune does not ripen, but when the time has gone by the fortunate one experiences good fortune.

pāṇimhi ce vraṇo nā ’ssa dhāreyā pāṇinā viṣaṁ । nāvraṇe viṣam anneti nāsti pāpaṁ akurvvato ।।If there is no wound for him in his hand he can carry poison with his hand, poison does not enter without a wound, there is no wickedness for the one who does not do wrong.

na hi pāpakaṁ kataṁ kammaṁ sajjaṁ chīraṁ va mucchati । dahantaṁ bālam anneti bhassachanno va pāpako ।।A wicked deed that has been done, like milk, does not turn all at once, smouldering, it follows the fool, like a fire covered with ashes.

na hi pāpakaṁ kataṁ kammaṁ sajjaṁ śastam va kantati । maraṇo ’peto hi jānāti yā gatī pāpakaṁmuṇo ।।A wicked deed that has been done, like a knife, does not cut all at once, but when death comes he knows the destiny of those who do wickedness.

anāgataṁ paṭikayirātha kiccaṁ mā vo kiccaṁ kiccakāle vyadheyā । taṁ tārisaṁ paṭikatakiccakāriṁ na naṁ kiccaṁ kiccakāle vyadheti ।।You should prepare beforehand what is to be done, do not tremble at what is to be done at the time for it, for such a one who has prepared what is to be done, does not tremble at what is to be done at the time for it.

paṭikacceva taṁ kayirā yaṁ ñāyyā hitam āttano । na śākaṭikamanti ssa mantaṁ dhīro parākrame ।।One should prepare to do that which one knows is for one’s welfare, the sage, the wise one should make effort, not with the thinking of the charioteer.

yathā śākaṭiko māggaṁ samaṁ hettā mahāpathaṁ । viṣamaṁ māggam āsājja akkhachinno tha jhāyati ।।As the charioteer who abandoned the smooth path of the highway, and approached the rough path, then he broods, as upon a broken axle,

evaṁ dhammā apakrāṁma adhaṁmam anuvattiya । bālo maccumukhaṁ prātto akkhachinno va jhāyati ।।so the one departing from Dhamma and following what is not Dhamma, when that fool comes to Death’s jaws he broods, as upon a broken axle.

kāṣāyakaṁṭhā bahavo pāpadhaṁmā asaṁyyatā । pāpā pāpehi kaṁmehi nirayaṁ te upapajjatha ।।Many wearing the monastic robe around their necks are wicked, unrestrained. wicked ones! Through your wicked deeds, you re-arise in the underworld.

abhūtavādī nirayaṁ upeti yo cāpi kattā na karomī ti āha । ubho pi te precca samā bhavanti nihīnakaṁmā manujā paratra ।।One who speaks what is untrue goes to the underworld, he who says: ‘I do not do’ what he has done, both of these are just the same when they have gone to the hereafter, they are humans who did base deeds.

yo apraduṣṭassa naro praduṣyati śuddhassa poṣassa anaṁgaṇassa । tam eva bālaṁ pracceti pāpaṁ sukhumo rajo paṭivātaṁ va khitto ।।He who offends against the inoffensive one, a purified and passionless person: that wicked deed then returns to the fool, like fine dust that is thrown against the wind.

vāṇijo va bhayaṁ māggaṁ appasāttho mahaddhano । viṣaṁ jīvitukāmo va pāpāni parivajjaye ।।Like a merchant on a fearful path, with few friends and great wealth, as one loving life would avoid poison, so should one avoid wicked deeds.

paradukkhopadhānena yo icche sukham āttano । verasaṁsaggasaṁsaṭṭho dukkhā na parimuccati ।।He who desires happiness for himself by causing suffering for another, being associated thus with hatred, is not fully released from suffering.

kuṇapassa pi gandhucchijjati u ’ddhukitassa pi rāti accayā । puruṣassa adhammacāriṇo annāhaṁ gandho na chijjati ।।The smell of a corpse is cut off eventually, also of one bloated when nights have passed, but of the man who lives not by Dhamma day by day his smell is never cut off.

yatha ggrahapatayo prabhūtaratanā āḍitte nagaramhi dahyamāne । muttāmaṇiphaṭikarajataheto vyāyamanti api nīharema kiṁci ।।Just as householders having great treasures, when the city is on fire and burning, because of their pearls, jewels, crystal and silver, make effort, thinking: “We will save something”,

tatha-r-iva śamaṇā prabhūtapraṁñā ayirā ayirapathesu sicchamānā । jātijarāmaraṇabhayāddittā dukkhāṭṭā vyāyamanti api prāpuṇema śāntiṁ ।।so the ascetics of great wisdom, noble ones training along the noble path, oppressed with the fear of birth, old age, death, afflicted by suffering, make effort, thinking: “We will attain peace”.

KalyāṇīvarggaḥThe Chapter about the Wholesome