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Sep 2017

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Dhammapada Verse 161: Done By Oneself

YUTTADHAMMO BHIKKHU

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Verse 161
The evil a witless man does by himself, born of himself and produced by himself, grinds him as a diamond grinds a hard gem.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

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Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp157-166/en/buddharakkhita#161

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