Verses on Dhamma 5.10.69

5.10.69

‘‘Madhuvā maññati bālo, yāva pāpaṃ na paccati;
Yadā ca paccati pāpaṃ, bālo dukkhaṃ nigacchatī’’ti.

69. As sweet as honey, thinks a fool an evil deed, so long as it bears no fruit;
But when it bears fruit, then the fool comes to grief.