240. As the impurity which springs from the iron, when it springs from it, destroys it; thus do a transgressor’s own works lead him to the evil path.
DHAMMAPADA, Chapter 18. Impurity

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240. As the impurity which springs from the iron, when it springs from it, destroys it; thus do a transgressor’s own works lead him to the evil path.
DHAMMAPADA, Chapter 18. Impurity