[866]
Lacking in integrity are those
who make rules for others,
yet break them personally.
[867]
Those with strong integrity
welcome others to check
the strength of their integrity.
[868]
Those without
watertight integrity
dread every little leak
of their lack of integrity.
[869]
How can there be true justice
when the accused is both
the defendant and
the judge of the accused?
[870]
Beware of attempts
to turn on your emotions,
to distract you, and
to turn off your reason,
to confuse you.
[871]
Bad history always repeats
for those with bad memories
of their lessons neither learnt
nor remembered well.
[872]
The more those weak
in integrity fear questions,
the more those strong in integrity
should fearlessly question.
[873]
With no supernatural lawmaker,
all beings are subject to,
with no one above
the natural law of karma.
[874]
What you refuse to see clearly is
what you allow to confuse indefinitely.
[875]
While clearly proven truths
are beyond question,
vaguely spoken claims
should be questioned.
