Dhp 306
Dhp 306 · Sundarīparibbājikāvatthu
A liar goes to hell,as does one who denies what they did.Both are equal in the hereafter,those men of base deeds.
Abhūtavādī nirayaṁ upeti,Yo vāpi katvā na karomi cāha;Ubhopi te pecca samā bhavanti,Nihīnakammā manujā parattha.
Dhp 307
Dhp 307 · Duccaritaphalapīḷitavatthu
Many who wear a scrap of ocher clothare unrestrained and wicked.Being wicked, they are reborn in helldue to their bad deeds.
Kāsāvakaṇṭhā bahavo,pāpadhammā asaññatā;Pāpā pāpehi kammehi,nirayaṁ te upapajjare.
Dhp 308
Dhp 308 · Vaggumudātīriyabhikkhuvatthu
It’d be better for the immoral and unrestrainedto eat an iron ball,scorching, like a burning flame,than to eat the nation’s alms.
Seyyo ayoguḷo bhutto,tatto aggisikhūpamo;Yañce bhuñjeyya dussīlo,raṭṭhapiṇḍamasaññato.
Dhp 309
Dhp 309 · Khemakaseṭṭhiputtavatthu
Four things befall a heedless manwho sleeps with another’s wife:wickedness, poor sleep,ill-repute, and rebirth in hell.
Cattāri ṭhānāni naro pamatto,Āpajjati paradārūpasevī;Apuññalābhaṁ na nikāmaseyyaṁ,Nindaṁ tatīyaṁ nirayaṁ catutthaṁ.
He accrues wickedness and is reborn in a bad place,all so a frightened couple <j>may snatch a moment’s pleasure,for which rulers impose a heavy punishment.That’s why a man should not <j>sleep with another’s wife.
Apuññalābho ca gatī ca pāpikā,Bhītassa bhītāya ratī ca thokikā;Rājā ca daṇḍaṁ garukaṁ paṇeti,Tasmā naro paradāraṁ na seve.
Dhp 311
Dhp 311 · Dubbacabhikkhuvatthu
When kusa grass is wrongly graspedit only cuts the hand.So too, the ascetic life, when wrongly taken,drags you to hell.
Kuso yathā duggahito,hatthamevānukantati;Sāmaññaṁ dupparāmaṭṭhaṁ,nirayāyupakaḍḍhati.
Any lax act,any corrupt observance,or suspicious spiritual life,is not very fruitful.
Yaṁ kiñci sithilaṁ kammaṁ,saṅkiliṭṭhañca yaṁ vataṁ;Saṅkassaraṁ brahmacariyaṁ,na taṁ hoti mahapphalaṁ.
If one is to do what should be done,one should staunchly strive.For the life gone forth when laxly ledjust stirs up dust all the more.
Kayirā ce kayirāthenaṁ,daḷhamenaṁ parakkame;Sithilo hi paribbājo,bhiyyo ākirate rajaṁ.
Dhp 314
Dhp 314 · Issāpakataitthivatthu
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.
Akataṁ dukkaṭaṁ seyyo,pacchā tappati dukkaṭaṁ;Katañca sukataṁ seyyo,yaṁ katvā nānutappati.
Dhp 315
Dhp 315 · Sambahulabhikkhuvatthu
As a frontier cityis guarded inside and out,so you should ward yourselves—don’t let the moment pass you by.For if you miss your momentyou’ll grieve when sent to hell.
Nagaraṁ yathā paccantaṁ,guttaṁ santarabāhiraṁ;Evaṁ gopetha attānaṁ,khaṇo vo mā upaccagā;Khaṇātītā hi socanti,nirayamhi samappitā.
Dhp 316
Dhp 316 · Nigaṇṭhavatthu
Unashamed of what is shameful,ashamed of what is not shameful;beings who uphold wrong viewgo to a bad place.
Alajjitāye lajjanti,lajjitāye na lajjare;Micchādiṭṭhisamādānā,sattā gacchanti duggatiṁ.
Seeing danger where there is none,and blind to the actual danger,beings who uphold wrong viewgo to a bad place.
Abhaye bhayadassino,bhaye cābhayadassino;Micchādiṭṭhisamādānā,sattā gacchanti duggatiṁ.
Dhp 318
Dhp 318 · Titthiyasāvakavatthu
Seeing fault where there is none,and blind to the actual fault,beings who uphold wrong viewgo to a bad place.
Avajje vajjamatino,vajje cāvajjadassino;Micchādiṭṭhisamādānā,sattā gacchanti duggatiṁ.
Knowing a fault as a faultand the faultless as faultless,beings who uphold right viewgo to a good place.
Vajjañca vajjato ñatvā,avajjañca avajjato;Sammādiṭṭhisamādānā,sattā gacchanti suggatiṁ.
Nirayavaggo dvāvīsatimo.