Source:: [SuttaCentral.net](https://suttacentral.net/dhp116-128/en/sujato?layout=sidebyside&script=latin) Parent:: [[Dhammapada]] # 9. Pāpavagga (Dhammapada 116-128) > [!tip] Rush to do good! — In Cūḷekasāṭakabrāhmaṇavatthu, Dhammapada ([dhp116](https://suttacentral.net/dhp116/en/sujato)) (Story on [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rndZiku0ZQ)) > **Rush to do good**, > _**==Abhittharetha kalyāṇe==**,_ > > **shield your mind from evil**; > _**pāpā cittaṁ nivāraye**;_ > > for when you’re **==slow== to do good**, > _Dandhañhi karoto puññaṁ,_ > > **your thoughts delight in wickedness**. > _**pāpasmiṁ ramatī mano**._ ^rush-to-do-good