Thag 4.7 Sambhūta

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Thag 4.7 - Sambhūta
Translated by Bhikkhu Sujato
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Verses of the Senior Monks 4.7
The Book of the Fours
Chapter One
Sambhūta
Hurrying when it’s time to dawdle;
dawdling when it’s time to hurry;
being so disorganized
a fool falls into suffering.
Their good fortune wastes away
like the moon in the waning fortnight.
They become disgraced
and alienated from their friends.
Dawdling when it’s time to dawdle;
hurrying when it’s time to hurry;
being so well organized,
an astute person comes into happiness.
Their good fortune flourishes
like the moon in the waxing fortnight.
They become famous and respected,
not alienated from their friends.