Dhammapada · Verse 116

Cūḷekasāṭakabrāhmaṇavatthu

Pali

Abhittharetha kalyāṇe,
pāpā cittaṁ nivāraye;
Dandhañhi karoto puññaṁ,
pāpasmiṁ ramatī mano.

English

Rush to do good,
shield your mind from evil;
for when you’re slow to do good,
your thoughts delight in wickedness.

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