Bhūripañhājātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (1) · Vol. 27 · Section 1468

[1468] By whatever means, whether gentle or harsh, one should raise up one's wretched self; afterwards one may practice righteousness (dhamma).

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.