EVIL Abhittharetha kalyāṇe, pāpā cittaṃ nivāraye; Dandhañhi karoto puññaṃ, pāpasmiṃ ramatī mano. 116. Be quick to do meritorious deeds involving generosity, virtue, and meditation! Restrain your mind from evil! When one is slow to make merit one’s mind delights in evil. Pāpañce puriso kayirā, Na naṃ kayirā punappunaṃ; Na tamhi chandaṃ kayirātha, Dukkho pāpassa uccayo. 117. Having done something evil, do not repeat it; do not wish to do it again. Suffering is another name for evil. Puññañce puriso kayirā, kayirā naṃ punappunaṃ; Tamhi chandaṃ kayirātha, sukho puññassa uccayo. 118. Having done something meritorious, repeat it, wish for it. Happiness is another name for merit. Pāpopi passati bhadraṃ, Yāva pāpaṃ na paccati; Yadā ca paccati pāpaṃ, Atha pāpo pāpāni passati. 119. Evil deeds seem to be sweet for the evil doer as long as the evil has yet to ripen. But when the evil ripens, the evil doer sees the painful results of his evil deeds. Bhadropi passati pāpaṃ
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