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Dhammapada · 23.14

Sukhaṃ yāva jarā sīlaṃ, sukhā saddhā patiṭṭhitā;Sukho paññāya paṭilābho, pāpānaṃ akaraṇaṃ sukhaṃ.

Sukham yava jara silam, sukha saddha patitthita; Sukho pannaya patilabho, papanam akaranam sukham.

Virtue till old age is bliss. Established faith is bliss. The gain of wisdom is bliss. Not doing evil is bliss.

— Dhammapada 23.14

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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