Dhp.V Balavagga. The Fool. Verse 69

Verse 69.

So long as an evil deed has not ripened, the fool thinks it as sweet as honey. But when the evil deed ripens, the fool comes to grief.

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madhu’va maññati balo yava papam na paccati yada ca paccati papam atha balo dukkham nigacchati

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