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Thag 1.16 — Single Verses

translated from the Pāli by Hellmuth Hecker & Sister Khema

Belatthasisa (Thag 1.16) {v. 16}

[Alternate translation: Thanissaro.]

Just as the noble buffalo With hairy neck can pull the plough With little effort, step by step, So do I let the time flow by With little effort, day by day, When joy untainted has been won.
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