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Dhammapada · 18.15

Dadāti ve yathāsaddhaṃ, yathāpasādanaṃ jano;Tattha yo maṅku bhavati, paresaṃ pānabhojane;Na so divā vā rattiṃ vā, samādhiṃ adhigacchati.

Dadati ve yathasaddham, yathapasadanam jano; Tattha yo manku bhavati, paresam panabhojane; Na so diva va rattim va, samadhim adhigacchati.

People give according to their faith and confidence. Whoever becomes displeased with others' food and drink — he by day or night does not attain concentration.

— Dhammapada 18.15

Source: Pali text from the Khuddaka Nikāya of the Pali Canon (oldest extant Buddhist scripture, compiled c. 3rd century BCE). Public-domain English readings drawn from F. Max Müller's translation in Sacred Books of the East, Vol X (1881) and the Buddhist Publication Society's freely-licensed Acharya Buddharakkhita rendering.

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