← Sutta collectionTHAG4.7Verses of the Senior Monks 4.7SuttaCentral (Bhikkhu Sujato translation)Select any verse to keep it — saved passages go to your Dhamma Deck, the same one the app uses.Verses of the Senior Monks 4.7The Book of the FoursChapter OneSambhūtaHurrying when it’s time to dawdle;dawdling when it’s time to hurry;being so disorganizeda fool falls into suffering.Their good fortune wastes awaylike the moon in the waning fortnight.They become disgracedand alienated from their friends.Dawdling when it’s time to dawdle;hurrying when it’s time to hurry;being so well organized,an astute person comes into happiness.Their good fortune flourisheslike the moon in the waxing fortnight.They become famous and respected,not alienated from their friends.