The Patna Dharmapada 222

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Uv9:17
na hi pāpakṛtaṃ karma sadyaḥ kṣīram iva mūrchati |
dahantad bālam anveti bhasmāchanna ivānalaḥ ||

Uv 9:17
For karma evilly done does not curdle at once like milk;
burning, it follows the fool like a fire covered with ashes.