Which verse from Part 2 of The Dhammapada best uses figurative language to express the idea that one deliberately stays away from evil?
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The Dhammapada, Part 2
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O Let a man avoid evil deeds, as a merchant, if he has few companions
and carries much wealth, avoids a dangerous road; as a man who loves
life avoids poison.
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O An evil deed, like newly-drawn milk, does not turn suddenly:
smouldering, like fire covered by ashes, it follows the fool.
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Not in the sky, not in the midst of the sea, not if we enter into the clefts
of the mountains, is there known a spot in the whole world where a
man might be freed from an evil deed.
O Even a good man sees evil days so long as his good deed does not
ripen; but when his good deed ripens, then does the good man see
good things.