បាបកម្មជាដើមចមនៃសេចក្ដីទុកព្រួយ។

“Wrongdoing is the root from which sorrow grows.”

Harmful actions are the true origin of one's later suffering, a core Buddhist teaching on cause and effect.

— Traditional Khmer Wisdom, Cambodia

Source: Traditional Khmer proverb (សុភាសិត), public-domain oral tradition