Theragāthā 133

Verses of the Senior Monks 2.13

The Book of the Twos

Chapter Two

Heraññakāni

1 The days and nights rush by,

and then life is cut short.

The life of mortals wastes away,

like the water in tiny streams.

2 But while doing bad deeds

the fool doesn’t realize—

it’ll be bitter later on;

for the result will be bad for them.