A Collection of Buddhist Wisdom Verses - Ancient Buddhist Texts

20: Faults
395. “Kāmaṁ maññatu vā mā vā: Bhayā myāyaṁ titikkhati,
Sad-atthaparamā atthā, khantyā bhiyyo na vijjati.
“If he wants he can think like this,
Or not: He forebears out of fear,
Because out of all benefits,
Nothing is better than patience.
396. Yo have balavā santo, dubbalassa titikkhati,
Tam-āhu paramaṁ khantiṁ: niccaṁ khamati dubbalo.
The one who, though he has great strength,
Is forebearing towards the weak,
Has the greatest patience, 'tis said:
For the weak are always patient.
397. Abalan-taṁ balaṁ āhu, yassa bālabalaṁ balaṁ,
Balassa Dhammaguttassa, paṭivattā na vijjati.
They say strength is really weakness,
When that strength is the strength of fools,
But the strength of the Righteous One,
There is no one to contradict.
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