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A Collection of Buddhist Wisdom Verses - Ancient Buddhist Texts

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12: Trust<br />

Jā 93 Vissāsabhojanajātakaṁ<br />

The Danger <strong>of</strong> Being too Trusting<br />

A lion so scares the cows pasturing nearby that<br />

they don't give milk. The herdsman covers with<br />

poison a hare-deer the lion is fond <strong>of</strong>, the lion<br />

licks her fondly and dies.<br />

220. Na vissase avissatthe, vissatthe pi na vissase,<br />

Vissāsā bhayam-anveti sīhaṁ va migamātukā.<br />

Do not trust the untrustworthy,<br />

Be wary even <strong>of</strong> the trustworthy,<br />

There is danger following trust<br />

Like the lion and the hare-deer.<br />

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