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

253. If a man looks after the faults of others, and is always inclined
to be offended, his own passions will grow, and he is far from the
destruction of passions.

254. There is no path through the air, a man is not a Samana by
outward acts. The world delights in vanity, the Tathagatas (the
Buddhas) are free from vanity.

255. There is no path through the air, a man is not a Samana by
outward acts. No creatures are eternal; but the awakened (Buddha) are
never shaken.


Chapter XIX
The Just

256, 257. A man is not just if he carries a matter by violence; no, he
who distinguishes both right and wrong, who is learned and leads
others, not by violence, but by law and equity, and who is guarded by
the law and intelligent, he is called just.

258. A man is not learned because he talks much; he who is patient,
free from hatred and fear, he is called learned.

259. A man is not a supporter of the law because he talks much; even