21
Appamādo amatapadaṁ,
pamādo maccuno padaṁ;
Appamattā na mīyanti,
ye pamattā yathā matā.
Diligence is the path to the deathless,
negligence is the path to death.
The diligent do not die,
the negligent are as if dead.
22
Evaṁ visesato ñatvā,
appamādamhi paṇḍitā;
Appamāde pamodanti,
ariyānaṁ gocare ratā.
Understanding this distinction clearly,
the wise excel in diligence;
they rejoice in diligence,
delighting in the domain of the Noble Ones.
23
Te jhāyino sātatikā,
niccaṁ daḷhaparakkamā;
Phusanti dhīrā nibbānaṁ,
yogakkhemaṁ anuttaraṁ.
Those meditators, practicing continuously,
consistently firm in effort;
the steadfast ones attain Nibbāna,
the unsurpassed safety from [all] bonds.
24
Uṭṭhānavato satīmato,
Sucikammassa nisammakārino;
Saññatassa dhammajīvino,
Appamattassa yasobhivaḍḍhati.
For one who is energetic and mindful,
pure in actions, who acts calmly;
self-controlled and living ethically,
the fame of such a diligent one steadily grows.
25
Uṭṭhānenappamādena,
saṁyamena damena ca;
Dīpaṁ kayirātha medhāvī,
yaṁ ogho nābhikīrati.
By initiative and diligence,
with restraint and discipline;
the wise one should make an island
which no flood can submerge.
26
Pamādamanuyuñjanti,
bālā dummedhino janā;
Appamādañca medhāvī,
dhanaṁ seṭṭhaṁva rakkhati.
Immature, unwise persons
indulge in negligence;
but the wise one guards diligence
like the greatest wealth.
27
Mā pamādamanuyuñjetha,
mā kāmaratisanthavaṁ;
Appamatto hi jhāyanto,
pappoti vipulaṁ sukhaṁ.
Do not indulge in negligence,
do not seek intimacy with sensual delights;
for the diligent one, meditating,
attains expansive happiness.
28
Pamādaṁ appamādena,
yadā nudati paṇḍito;
Paññāpāsādamāruyha,
asoko sokiniṁ pajaṁ;
Pabbataṭṭhova bhūmaṭṭhe,
dhīro bāle avekkhati.
When the wise one dispels negligence,
by means of diligence;
ascending the palace of wisdom,
free from sorrow, they look upon the sorrowing masses;
like one standing on a mountain sees those on the ground,
the steadfast one looks upon the immature persons.
29
Appamatto pamattesu,
suttesu bahujāgaro;
Abalassaṁva sīghasso,
hitvā yāti sumedhaso.
Diligent among the negligent,
wide awake among those asleep;
like a swift horse leaving a weak one behind,
the wise one advances.
30
Appamādena maghavā,
devānaṁ seṭṭhataṁ gato;
Appamādaṁ pasaṁsanti,
pamādo garahito sadā.
Through diligence, Maghavant
attained eminence among the gods;
diligence is always praised,
negligence is always blamed.
31
Appamādarato bhikkhu,
pamāde bhayadassi vā;
Saṁyojanaṁ aṇuṁ thūlaṁ,
ḍahaṁ aggīva gacchati.
A bhikkhu who delights in diligence,
and sees danger in negligence;
advances like a blazing fire,
burns all fetters, both subtle and gross.
32
Appamādarato bhikkhu,
pamāde bhayadassi vā;
Abhabbo parihānāya,
nibbānasseva santike.
A bhikkhu who delights in diligence,
and sees danger in negligence;
is incapable of decline,
and is near to Nibbāna.