Dhammapada, Dhamma Verses (KN 2)

12: The Chapter about the Self – 68
Related Verses from the Dhammapada
Na paresaṁ vilomāni, na paresaṁ katākataṁ
Not the wrongs of others, or what others have done or have not done
attano va avekkheyya, katāni akatāni ca. [50]
one should consider, but what has been done and not done by oneself.
Carañ-ce nādhigaccheyya seyyaṁ sadisam-attano,
If while roaming one cannot find one better or the same as oneself,
ekacar i yaṁ daḷhaṁ kay i rā: natthi bāle sahāyatā. [61]
one should resolve to go alone: there is no friendship with fools.
“Puttā matthi, dhanam-matthi,” iti bālo vihaññati,
“Sons are mine, riches are mine,” so the fool suffers vexation,
attā hi attano natthi, kuto puttā, kuto dhanaṁ? [62]
when even self is not his own, how then sons, how then riches?
Caranti bālā dummedhā amitteneva attanā,
Stupid fools live having themselves as their own foes,
karontā pāpakaṁ kammaṁ, yaṁ hoti kaṭukapphalaṁ. [66]
committing wicked deeds, which produce bitter fruit.
Udakaṁ hi nayanti nettikā,
Course-makers lead water,
usukārā namayanti tejanaṁ,
fletchers straighten arrows,
dāruṁ namayanti tacchakā,
carpenters straighten wood,
attānaṁ damayanti paṇḍitā. [80]
the wise master themselves.