If you fear pain,
if you dislike pain,
don’t anywhere do an evil deed
in open or in secret.
If you’re doing or will do
an evil deed,
you won’t escape pain
catching up
as you run away.
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Ud 5:4 Boys (Kumāra Sutta)
Ud 5:4 Boys (Kumāra Sutta) - translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu