Verses on Dhamma 5.12.71

5.12.71

‘‘Na hi pāpaṃ kataṃ kammaṃ, sajjukhīraṃva muccati;
Ḍahantaṃ bālamanveti, bhasmacchannova pāvako’’ti.

71. For an evil deed, when done, does not bear evil fruit at once, just as new-milked
milk does not turn at once.
It follows the doer, the simpleton, to consume him, like fire covered with ashes.