Dhp 27

Dhammapadaṃ, 2. Appamādavaggo (Carefulness), Verse 27

mā pamādamanuyuñjetha | mā kāmaratisanthavaṃ ||
appamatto hi jhāyanto | pappoti vipulaṃ sukhaṃ || 27 ||

1)

27. Follow not after vanity, nor after the enjoyment of love and lust!
       He who is earnest and meditative, obtains ample joy.

-- Translation by F. Max Müller from The Dhammapada, p. 10,
     Vol. X of The Sacred Books of the East, 1881

2)

27. You should not apply yourself to carelessness,
        nor to acquaintance with delight in sensual pleasures.
       For being careful (and) meditating one obtains great happiness.

-- Translation by K.R. Norman from The Word of the Doctrine, p. 4,
    The Pali Text Society, 2000

-- posted on the day of the Last Quarter, September 12, 2009