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## Hell Division Study Translation
**A being receives the fruits of its actions in the next birth. One who has performed actions leading to the solitary, painful hell realm, goes to that endless, sorrowful hell and experiences its fruits.**
**Commentary:** The actions (karma) that a being performed in a previous birth, whether they were of a low, medium, or high nature, will result in a similar state of being in the next birth. This is to say that the intensity of the karma, whether strong, weak, or moderate, will result in a similar intensity of experience in the next birth. Those who have performed actions leading to the solitary, painful hell realm, experience endless, unbearable suffering. This suffering is inescapable and cannot be alleviated by anyone.
**Verse 24:**
**These hells, O wise one, should be contemplated. Do not harm any being in the entire world. One who has unwavering faith in the true nature of the soul and is free from attachment, understands the nature of the world and does not fall under its sway.**
**Commentary:** Having heard about these hells, the wise person should not harm any being in the world. One who has unwavering faith in the true nature of the soul and is free from attachment, understands the nature of the world and does not fall under its sway. This means that one should not be swayed by the desires of the world and should not be attached to material possessions. One should also avoid false speech, stealing, and sexual misconduct. One should understand the nature of the world, which is full of suffering, and should not be attached to it.
**Commentary:** The author of the sutra, in concluding this section, emphasizes that one should contemplate the hells and the suffering that they entail. One should also avoid harming any being in the world and should strive to live a life of non-attachment.