Dhammapada, Dhamma Verses (KN 2)

19: The Chapter about One who stands by Dhamma – 104
Yodha puññañ-ca pāpañ-ca bāhetvā brahmacar i yavā,
* If he is one who lives the holy life here, warding off both merit and demerit,
saṅkhāya loke carati sa ce, bhikkhū ti vuccati. [267]
and wanders with discrimination in the world, that one is said to be a monastic.
Na monena munī hoti mūḷharūpo aviddasu,
Not through silence is a deluded fool (considered to be) a seer,
yo ca tulaṁ va paggayha, varam-ādāya paṇḍito. [268]
the wise one, like one holding the balance, takes up what is noble.
Pāpāni parivajjeti sa munī tena so muni,
The seer who rejects wicked deeds through that is (considered) a seer,
yo munāti ubho loke muni tena pavuccati. [269]
whoever understands both worlds 1 because of that is said to be a seer.
Na tena ariyo hoti yena pāṇāni hiṁsati,
Not through hurting breathing beings one is noble,
ahiṁsā sabbapāṇānaṁ ariyo ti pavuccati. [270]
the one who does not hurt any breathing beings is said to be noble.
Na sīlabbatamattena, bāhusaccena vā pana,
Not merely through virtue or vows, or through great learning,
atha vā samādhilābhena, vivittasayanena vā, [271]
or through the attainment of concentration, or through a secluded dwelling,
1
The phrase means being unattached to both the internal and external worlds.