Dhammapada, Dhamma Verses (KN 2)

21: The Miscellaneous Chapter – 113
Suppabuddhaṁ pabujjhanti sadā Gotamasāvakā
Gotama’s disciples always awake to a good wakening,
yesaṁ divā ca ratto ca bhāvanāya rato mano. [301]
those who day and night have a mind that delights in cultivation.
Duppabbajjaṁ durabhiramaṁ, durāvāsā gharā dukhā,
The going forth is hard, it is hard to find delight (therein), (but) it is (also) hard to dwell
in households that are suffering,
dukkhosamānasaṁvāso, dukkhānupatitaddhagū,
dwelling together with those different is suffering, travellers (in the round of births) are
affected by suffering,
tasmā na caddhagū siyā, na ca dukkhānupatito siyā. [302]
therefore do not be a traveller, do not be affected by suffering.
Saddho sīlena sampanno yasobhogasamappito,
The faithful one who is endowed with virtue, and has wealth and fame,
yaṁ yaṁ padesaṁ bhajati, tattha tattheva pūjito. [303]
whatever district he resorts to, right there and then he is worshipped.
Dūre santo pakāsenti, himavanto va pabbato,
The good are visible 1 from far, like a mountain covered in snow,
asantettha na dissanti, rattiṁ khittā yathā sarā. [304]
(but) the wicked are not seen here, just like arrows shot in the night.
Ekāsanaṁ ekaseyyaṁ, eko caram-atandito,
Sitting alone, lying down alone, walking alone, diligent,
eko damayam-attānaṁ vanante ramito siyā. [305]
the solitary one who trains himself will delight in the edge of a forest.
Pakiṇṇakavaggo Ekavīsatimo
The Miscellaneous Chapter, the Twenty-First
1
The commentary says visible means coming within the range of knowledge of the Buddhas; and
the wicked are those who have set their sight on material rewards.