Verse 17

Chapter 10: The Stick

The Verse

Irrigators regulate the waters, fletchers straighten arrow shafts, carpenters shape wood, and the good control themselves.

— Dhammapada, Chapter 10, Verse 17
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Dhammapada

Verse 17

Chapter 10: The Stick

The Verse

Irrigators regulate the waters, fletchers straighten arrow shafts, carpenters shape wood, and the good control themselves.

— Dhammapada, Chapter 10, Verse 17

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