Dhammapada

	DHAMMAPADA XVIII, 18
	Syair 252

Kesalahan-kesalahan orang lain amat mudah dilihat, tetapi sungguh sulit untuk melihat kesalahan-kesalahan diri sendiri. Seseorang dapat menunjukkan kesalahan0kesalahan orang lain seperti menampi dedak, tetapi ia menyembunyikan kesalahan-kesalahannya sendiri seperti penjudi licik menyembunyikan dadu yang berangka buruk.

Kaluputaning liyan gampang disumurupi, nanging angel nyumurupi keluputane dhiri pribadi. Sawenehing wong bisa nuduhake kaluputaning liyan kaya napeni dhedhak, nanging dheweke ngumpetake kaluputane dhewe kaya si bandar-dadhu kang julig ngumpetake dhadhu sing bakal ngrugekake.

The fault of others is easily perceived, but that of oneself is difficult to perceive; a man winniws his neighbour's faults like chaff, but his own fault he hides, as a cheat hides the bad dice from the player.

sudassa vajjamaññesa

attano pana duddasa

paresa hi so vajjni

opunti yathbhusa

attano pana chdeti

kali va kitav satho

Sumber:

Kitab Suci DHAMMAPADA, Bodhimandala Rumah Suci (Surabaya), Bodhimandala Sanggar Suci (Lawang), 1989