167
Hīnaṁ dhammaṁ na seveyya,
pamādena na saṁvase;
Micchādiṭṭhiṁ na seveyya,
na siyā lokavaḍḍhano.
One should not pursue a base way of life,
nor should one live with negligence;
one should not embrace a wrong view,
and one should not prolong the world.
168
Uttiṭṭhe nappamajjeyya,
dhammaṁ sucaritaṁ care;
Dhammacārī sukhaṁ seti,
asmiṁ loke paramhi ca.
One should rise up and not be negligent,
one should live in accordance with the Dhamma, with good conduct;
for living by the Dhamma, one sleeps with ease,
both in this world and the next.
169
Dhammaṁ care sucaritaṁ,
na naṁ duccaritaṁ care;
Dhammacārī sukhaṁ seti,
asmiṁ loke paramhi ca.
One should live in accordance with the Dhamma, with good conduct,
and not live with unwholesome conduct;
living in accordance with the Dhamma, one rests in ease,
both in this world and the next.
170
Yathā pubbuḷakaṁ passe,
yathā passe marīcikaṁ;
Evaṁ lokaṁ avekkhantaṁ,
maccurājā na passati.
As one would see a bubble,
as one would see a mirage;
one who regards the world in this way,
is not seen by the King of Death.
171
Etha passathimaṁ lokaṁ,
cittaṁ rājarathūpamaṁ;
Yattha bālā visīdanti,
natthi saṅgo vijānataṁ.
Come, see this world,
adorned like a royal chariot;
here, the immature sink down [in attachment],
but those who understand remain unbound.
172
Yo ca pubbe pamajjitvā,
pacchā so nappamajjati;
Somaṁ lokaṁ pabhāseti,
abbhā muttova candimā.
One who, having been negligent before,
is no longer negligent afterward;
illuminates the world,
like the moon freed from clouds.
173
Yassa pāpaṁ kataṁ kammaṁ,
kusalena pidhīyati;
Somaṁ lokaṁ pabhāseti,
abbhā muttova candimā.
For one whose wrongdoing
is covered over by wholesome deeds;
that person illuminates the world,
like the moon freed from clouds.
174
Andhabhūto ayaṁ loko,
tanukettha vipassati;
Sakuṇo jālamuttova,
appo saggāya gacchati.
This world is blind,
only a few here see clearly;
like a bird freed from the net,
only a few reach heaven.
175
Haṁsādiccapathe yanti,
ākāse yanti iddhiyā;
Nīyanti dhīrā lokamhā,
jetvā māraṁ savāhiniṁ.
Swans travel the pathway of the sun,
those with psychic powers move through the sky;
the steadfast are emancipated from the world,
having conquered Māra and his army.
176
Ekaṁ dhammaṁ atītassa,
musāvādissa jantuno;
Vitiṇṇaparalokassa,
natthi pāpaṁ akāriyaṁ.
For one who has transgressed a single principle,
a person who engages in false speech,
who has disregarded the afterlife;
there is no wrong they would not do.
177
Na ve kadariyā devalokaṁ vajanti,
Bālā have nappasaṁsanti dānaṁ;
Dhīro ca dānaṁ anumodamāno,
Teneva so hoti sukhī parattha.
Truly, the stingy do not go to the heavenly realm,
for immature persons do not praise giving;
the wise one rejoices in giving,
just by that he finds ease hereafter.
178
Pathabyā ekarajjena,
saggassa gamanena vā;
Sabbalokādhipaccena,
sotāpattiphalaṁ varaṁ.
Better than sole sovereignty over the earth,
better than going to heaven;
better than lordship over all the worlds,
is the fruit of entering the stream.