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Psalms of the Brethren CXXXII: Jotidasa
Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids (1913) · From Psalms of the Early Buddhists II: Psalms of the Brethren (1913)
They who in divers ways by deeds of force
And violence, rude and rough-mannered folk,
Do work their fellow-creatures injury,
Thereby they too themselves are overthrown,
For never is th’ effect of action lost.
The deed a man doth, be it good or ill,
To all his doing is he verily the heir.
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MLA
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren CXXXII: Jotidasa.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/131/.
Chicago
Theragatha, The Brethren of the. “Psalms of the Brethren CXXXII: Jotidasa.” Translated by Mrs. C. A. F. Rhys Davids. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/theragatha-brethren/131/.
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