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Thag 2.14

Somamitta

Somamittattheragāthā

from: The Book of the Twos

Chapter Two

Somamitta

If you’re lost in the middle of a great sea,
and you clamber up on a little log, you’ll sink.
So too, a person who lives well
sinks by relying on a lazy person.
Hence you should avoid such
a lazy person who lacks energy.

Dwell with the noble ones
who are secluded and determined
and always energetic;
the astute who practice absorption.

Translation: German (Ayyā Sabbamittā), English (Bhikkhu Sujato). Source: SuttaCentral / Bilara (public domain, CC0).

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