Arise, do not be negligent, practice the Dhamma of good conduct. The one who practices the Dhamma sleeps happily in this world and in the next.

Uttiṭṭhe nappamajjeyya — arise, do not be negligent: uttiṭṭha is to stand up, to rise. The image is of action, of leaving the passive posture. Nappamajjeyya — do not be negligent: the same urgency that runs through the entire Dhammapada.

Dhammaṃ sucaritaṃ care — practice the Dhamma of good conduct: sucarita is well practiced, well lived. Not just studying the Dhamma but living it in daily conduct.

Dhammacārī sukhaṃ seti — the one who practices the Dhamma sleeps happily: the immediate and tangible fruit of practice is well-being. Not the promise of a future paradise but the present experience of sleeping in peace.

Asmiṃ loke paramhi ca — in this world and in the next: the happiness of the practitioner is not limited to this life. The fruit of good conduct matures in this life and continues beyond. Ethics has two returns: immediate and deferred.