Dhammapada · Verse 131

Sambahulakumārakavatthu

Pali

Sukhakāmāni bhūtāni,
yo daṇḍena vihiṁsati;
Attano sukhamesāno,
pecca so na labhate sukhaṁ.

English

Creatures love happiness,
so if you harm them with a stick
in search of your own happiness,
after death you won’t find happiness.

License: English CC0 (Bhikkhu Sujato); Pali public domain. Source: SuttaCentral (sc-data).