Dhammapada · Verse 314

Issāpakataitthivatthu

Pali

Akataṁ dukkaṭaṁ seyyo,
pacchā tappati dukkaṭaṁ;
Katañca sukataṁ seyyo,
yaṁ katvā nānutappati.

English

A bad deed is better left undone,
for it will plague you later on.
A good deed is better done,
one that does not plague you.

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