[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [四十二章經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt) › 1.11 # 四十二章經 1.11 English (machine translation) 1.11 - **Language:** English ### [1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.11) The Buddha said: "An evil person harming a worthy one is like looking up at the sky and spitting; the spit does not defile the sky, but returns to defile one's own person. It is like scattering dust against the wind; the dust does not defile the other, but returns to cover one's own person. A worthy one cannot be destroyed, and misfortune will surely destroy oneself." - [Previous: 1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.10) - [Next: 1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.12) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1) ## Linked texts (1) - [四十二章經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1.11) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.11) · Pramāṇa