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Gatha 69] Exposition of the brief duration of the use of passions
23. The minimum duration of pride in the celestial realm is innumerable times greater than the minimum duration of pride in the infernal realm. 24. The minimum duration of deceit in the infernal realm is more than the minimum duration of deceit in the celestial realm. 25. The minimum duration of pride in the infernal realm is innumerable times greater than the minimum duration of pride in the infernal realm. 26. The minimum duration of deceit in the celestial realm is more than the minimum duration of pride in the infernal realm.
27. The minimum duration of pride in the human and animal realms is innumerable times greater than the minimum duration of deceit in the celestial realm. 28. The minimum duration of anger in the human and animal realms is more than the minimum duration of pride in the human and animal realms. 29. The minimum duration of deceit in the human and animal realms is more than the minimum duration of anger in the human and animal realms. 30. The minimum duration of greed in the human and animal realms is more than the minimum duration of deceit in the human and animal realms.
31. The minimum duration of anger in the infernal realm is innumerable times greater than the minimum duration of greed in the human and animal realms. 32. The minimum duration of greed in the celestial realm is more than the minimum duration of anger in the infernal realm. 33. The maximum duration of greed in the infernal realm is innumerable times greater than the minimum duration of greed in the celestial realm. 34. The maximum duration of anger in the celestial realm is more than the maximum duration of greed in the infernal realm. 35. The maximum duration of pride in the celestial realm is innumerable times greater than the maximum duration of anger in the celestial realm. 36. The maximum duration of deceit in the infernal realm is more than the maximum duration of pride in the celestial realm. 37. The maximum duration of pride in the infernal realm is innumerable times greater than the maximum duration of deceit in the infernal realm. 38. The maximum duration of deceit in the celestial realm is more than the maximum duration of pride in the infernal realm.
39. The maximum duration of pride in the human and animal realms is innumerable times greater than the maximum duration of deceit in the celestial realm. 40. This is the case.