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Dhammapadaṭṭhakathā 6.5.80

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6.5.80

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

80. Ditch-diggers lead the water, arrow-makers straighten their shafts,
Carpenters straighten the wood; wise men control themselves.

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

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