Evil

116. If a man would hasten towards the good, he should keep his thought away from evil; if a man does what is good slothfully, his mind delights in evil.

116. If a man wants to be quick to do good, he should keep his thoughts away from evil. If he is slow to do good, his mind delights in evil.

117. If a man commits a sin, let him not do it again; let him not delight in sin: pain is the outcome of evil.

117. If a man sins, he should not repeat the sin. He should not take pleasure in sin: evil leads to suffering.

118. If a man does what is good, let him do it again; let him delight in it: happiness is the outcome of good.

118. If a man does good, let him do good again. Let him take joy in doing good: good leads to happiness.

119. Even an evil-doer sees happiness as long as his evil deed has not ripened; but when his evil deed has ripened, then does the evil-doer see evil.

119. Even someone who does evil finds happiness as long as his evil deed has not brought its consequences. But when those consequences arrive, he experiences evil.

120. Even a good man sees evil days, as long as his good deed has not ripened; but when his good deed has ripened, then does the good man see happy days.

120. Even a good man faces bad days as long as his good deed has not borne fruit. But when his good deed bears fruit, the good man enjoys happy days.

121. Let no man think lightly of evil, saying in his heart, It will not come nigh unto me. Even by the falling of water-drops a water-pot is filled; the fool becomes full of evil, even if he gather it little by little.

121. Let no one take evil lightly, thinking to themselves, Evil will not come near me. Even a water pot fills up as water falls into it drop by drop. So a fool becomes full of evil, even if they gather evil little by little.

122. Let no man think lightly of good, saying in his heart, It will not come nigh unto me. Even by the falling of water-drops a water-pot is filled; the wise man becomes full of good, even if he gather it little by little.

122. Let no one dismiss good, thinking, Good will not reach me. Even a water pot fills up drop by drop. A wise person becomes full of good, even if they gather it little by little.

123. Let a man avoid evil deeds, as a merchant, if he has few companions and carries much wealth, avoids a dangerous road; as a man who loves life avoids poison.

123. Avoid evil deeds as a merchant avoids a dangerous road if he has few companions and carries great wealth. Avoid evil deeds as someone who loves life avoids poison.

124. He who has no wound on his hand, may touch poison with his hand; poison does not affect one who has no wound; nor is there evil for one who does not commit evil.

124. Someone with no wound on their hand may touch poison with that hand. Poison does not harm someone who has no wound. Nor is there evil for someone who does not do evil.

125. If a man offend a harmless, pure, and innocent person, the evil falls back upon that fool, like light dust thrown up against the wind.

125. If a man harms a harmless, pure, innocent person, the evil falls back on that fool. It is like fine dust thrown into the wind.

126. Some people are born again; evil-doers go to hell; righteous people go to heaven; those who are free from all worldly desires attain Nirvana.

126. Some people are born again. Those who do evil go to hell. Those who do good go to heaven. Those who are free from all worldly desires reach Nirvana.

127. Not in the sky, not in the midst of the sea, not if we enter into the clefts of the mountains, is there known a spot in the whole world where a man might be freed from an evil deed.

127. Not in the sky, not in the middle of the sea, not even if we enter mountain crevices. Nowhere in the whole world is there a known place where someone can escape the consequences of an evil deed.

128. Not in the sky, not in the midst of the sea, not if we enter into the clefts of the mountains, is there known a spot in the whole world where death could not overcome (the mortal).

128. There is no known escape from death in the sky or in the middle of the sea. Nor is there any if we enter cracks in the mountains. No place in the whole world is known where death cannot overcome (a mortal).