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iti.25 Itivuttaka

Lying

This was said by the Lord…

“Bhikkhus, I say that for an individual who transgresses in one thing, there is no evil deed whatsoever he would not do. What is that one thing? It is this, bhikkhus: deliberately telling a lie.”

There is no evil that cannot be done
By a person who deliberately lies,
Who transgresses in one thing,
Taking no account of the next world.

- Translator: John D. Ireland

- Editor: Bhikkhu Sujato