Hurrying when it’s time to dawdle; dawdling when it’s time to hurry; being so disorganized a fool falls into suffering.
Their good fortune wastes away like the moon in the waning fortnight. They become disgraced and alienated from their friends.
Dawdling when it’s time to dawdle; hurrying when it’s time to hurry; being so well organized, an astute person comes into happiness.
Their good fortune flourishes like the moon in the waxing fortnight. They become famous and respected, not alienated from their friends.
Sambhūta
Thag 4.7 · Sambhūtattheragāthā
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Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato and Jessica Walton · SuttaCentral · CC0
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