Dhammapada, Dhamma Verses (KN 2)

6: The Chapter about the Wise – 42
Na attahetu na parassa hetu,
Not for one’s own sake and not for another’s sake,
na puttam-icche na dhanaṁ na raṭṭhaṁ –
not desiring a child, riches, or a kingdom –
na iccheyya adhammena samiddhim-attano;
he should not desire his success through corruption; 1
sa sīlavā paññavā dhammiko siyā. [84]
he should be both virtuous and wise and righteous.
Appakā te manussesu ye janā pāragāmino,
Amongst humans few people go beyond,
athāyaṁ itarā pajā tīram-evānudhāvati, [85]
the rest of the people run down the bank,
ye ca kho sammad-akkhāte Dhamme dhammānuvattino,
but those who live righteously, conforming with this well-taught Dhamma,
te janā pāram-essanti, maccudheyyaṁ suduttaraṁ. [86]
those folk will go beyond the realm of death, which is very hard to cross. 2
Kaṇhaṁ dhammaṁ vippahāya, sukkaṁ bhāvetha paṇḍito,
Having abandoned the dark state, the wise one should develop the bright,
okā anokaṁ āgamma; viveke yattha dūramaṁ, [87]
having gone forth to homelessness from home; in solitude, where it is hard to delight.
Tatrābhiratim-iccheyya, hitvā kāme akiñcano,
One should desire to delight in that place, having given up sense pleasures, and having no
possessions,
par i yodapeyya attānaṁ cittaklesehi paṇḍito. [88]
the wise one should purify the self of defilements of mind.
1
Through wrong, unrighteous or corrupt ways.
2
There is no mention of paṇḍita in this verse, the closest being those who live righteously.