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Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā 10.11.145

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10.11.145

‘‘Udakañhi nayanti nettikā, usukārā namayanti tejanaṃ;
Dāruṃ namayanti tacchakā, attānaṃ damayanti subbatā’’ti.

145. Ditch-diggers lead the water, arrow-makers bend their shafts,
Carpenters bend the wood, good men control themselves.

Eugene Watson Burlingame 1921, Buddhist Legends (Harvard Oriental Series 28–30)

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