Dhammapada — Chapter 9: Papavagga
13 verses
Verse 1
Hasten to do good; restrain the mind from evil. For one who is slow in doing good, the mind delights in evil.
Verse 2
If a person does evil, let him not do it again and again. Let him not find pleasure in it, for painful is the accumulation of evil.
Verse 3
If a person does good, let him do it again and again. Let him find pleasure in it, for blissful is the accumulation of good.
Verse 4
Even an evildoer sees good as long as the evil has not ripened. But when the evil ripens, then the evildoer sees the evil results.
Verse 5
Even a good person sees evil as long as the good has not ripened. But when the good ripens, then the good person sees the good results.