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Dhamma Verses (Dhammapada, KN 2)

Pāli verses with English translation in this collection of 423 Dhamma verses, along with their story and moral.

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5: The Chapter about Fools – 65<br />

No friendship with fools<br />

A faithless pupil of Ven. Mahākassapa, after numerous other<br />

acts of deceit, tricked a supporter into giving him food and<br />

drinks which he said were needed by the elder; after being<br />

rebuked he burned down the elder’s hut, ran away and was<br />

later reborn in Avīci, the relentless hell; the Buddha then gave<br />

this advice.<br />

61. Carañ-ce nādhigaccheyya seyyaṁ sadisam-attano,<br />

ekacar i yaṁ daḷhaṁ kay i rā: natthi bāle sahāyatā.<br />

If while roaming one cannot find<br />

one better or same as oneself,<br />

one should resolve to go alone:<br />

there can be no friendship with fools.

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