Dhammapada · Verse 117

Seyyasakattheravatthu

Pali

Pāpañce puriso kayirā,
Na naṁ kayirā punappunaṁ;
Na tamhi chandaṁ kayirātha,
Dukkho pāpassa uccayo.

English

If you do something bad,
don’t do it again and again,
don’t set your heart on it,
for piling up evil is suffering.

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