A Collection of Buddhist Wisdom Verses - Ancient Buddhist Texts

7: Treachery
Jā 516 Mahākapijātakaṁ
Ungratefulness gets its Just Deserts
A man lost in a forest is saved by a monkey, the
Bodhisatta, who, tired out, lies down to rest. The
man, who is hungry, tries to kill him with a rock
but fails. He is struck with leprosy, dies and is
reborn in hell.
126. Kuṭṭhī kilāsī bhavati yo mittānaṁ idhaddubhi,
Kāyassa bhedā mittaddu Nirayaṁ so upapajjati.
He who betrays his friends
Will become an outcaste,
And after that cheat dies
He is reborn in Hell.
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