But he who lives a hundred years, vicious and unrestrained, a life of
one day is better if a man is virtuous and reflecting.
And he who lives a hundred years, ignorant and unrestrained, a life of
one day is better if a man is wise and reflecting.
And he who lives a hundred years, idle and weak, a life of one day is
better if a man has attained firm strength.
And he who lives a hundred years, not seeing beginning and end, a life
of one day is better if a man sees beginning and end.
And he who lives a hundred years, not seeing the immortal place, a life
of one day is better if a man sees the immortal place.
And he who lives a hundred years, not seeing the highest law, a life of
one day is better if a man sees the highest law.
CHAPTER IX
EVIL
A man should hasten towards the good, and should keep his thought away
from evil; if a man does what is good slothfully, his mind delights in
evil.
If a man commits a sin, let him not do it again; let him not delight in
sin: the accumulation of evil is painful.
If a man does what is good, let him do it again; let him delight in it:
the accumulation of good is delightful.
Even an evil-doer sees happiness so long as his evil deed does not
ripen; but when his evil deed ripens, then does the evil-doer see evil.
Even a good man sees evil days so long as his good deed does not ripen;
but when his good deed ripens, then does the good man see good things.
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