221
Kodhaṁ jahe vippajaheyya mānaṁ,
Saṁyojanaṁ sabbamatikkameyya;
Taṁ nāmarūpasmimasajjamānaṁ,
Akiñcanaṁ nānupatanti dukkhā.
One should abandon anger and renounce conceit,
and break free from every fetter;
for one unattached to name and form,
owning nothing, suffering does not follow.
222
Yo ve uppatitaṁ kodhaṁ,
rathaṁ bhantaṁva vāraye;
Tamahaṁ sārathiṁ brūmi,
rasmiggāho itaro jano.
One who restrains arisen anger,
as one halts a veering chariot;
I call that person a charioteer,
others are merely holding the reins.
223
Akkodhena jine kodhaṁ,
asādhuṁ sādhunā jine;
Jine kadariyaṁ dānena,
saccenālikavādinaṁ.
Overcome anger with non-anger,
the bad with what is good;
overcome stinginess with giving,
and false speech with truth.
224
Saccaṁ bhaṇe na kujjheyya,
dajjā appampi yācito;
Etehi tīhi ṭhānehi,
gacche devāna santike.
Speak what is true, yield not to anger,
when asked, give even if you only have a little;
by [cultivating] these three qualities,
one goes to the company of the gods.
225
Ahiṁsakā ye munayo,
niccaṁ kāyena saṁvutā;
Te yanti accutaṁ ṭhānaṁ,
yattha gantvā na socare.
Those sages who do not harm,
continuously restrained in body;
go to the stable state,
where, having gone, they grieve no more.
226
Sadā jāgaramānānaṁ,
ahorattānusikkhinaṁ;
Nibbānaṁ adhimuttānaṁ,
atthaṁ gacchanti āsavā.
For those ever watchful,
training themselves by day and night;
firmly resolved on Nibbāna,
their taints come to an end.
227
Porāṇametaṁ atula,
netaṁ ajjatanāmiva;
Nindanti tuṇhimāsīnaṁ,
nindanti bahubhāṇinaṁ;
Mitabhāṇimpi nindanti,
natthi loke anindito.
This is an ancient saying, Atula,
not something only said today—
they blame one who sits silently,
they blame one who speaks much;
they even blame one who speaks moderately,
there is no one in the world who is not blamed.
228
Na cāhu na ca bhavissati,
na cetarahi vijjati;
Ekantaṁ nindito poso,
ekantaṁ vā pasaṁsito.
There never was, there never will be,
nor is there now found;
a person who is entirely blamed,
or one who is wholly praised.
229
Yañce viññū pasaṁsanti,
anuvicca suve suve;
Acchiddavuttiṁ medhāviṁ,
paññāsīlasamāhitaṁ.
The one whom the wise praise,
having examined them day by day;
of flawless conduct and sound judgement,
endowed with virtue, collectedness, and wisdom—
230
Nikkhaṁ jambonadasseva,
ko taṁ ninditumarahati;
Devāpi naṁ pasaṁsanti,
brahmunāpi pasaṁsito.
Like a coin of pure gold from the Jambu River,
who is worthy to criticize such a person?
Even the gods praise that one,
and by Brahmā too, he is praised.
231
Kāyappakopaṁ rakkheyya,
kāyena saṁvuto siyā;
Kāyaduccaritaṁ hitvā,
kāyena sucaritaṁ care.
One should guard against agitation in bodily action,
be restrained in bodily actions;
having abandoned bodily misconduct,
one should practice good bodily conduct.
232
Vacīpakopaṁ rakkheyya,
vācāya saṁvuto siyā;
Vacīduccaritaṁ hitvā,
vācāya sucaritaṁ care.
One should guard against agitation in speech,
be restrained in speech;
having abandoned verbal misconduct,
one should practice good conduct in speech.
233
Manopakopaṁ rakkheyya,
manasā saṁvuto siyā;
Manoduccaritaṁ hitvā,
manasā sucaritaṁ care.
One should guard against agitation in thought,
be restrained in mind;
abandoning mental misconduct,
one should practice good conduct in thought.
234
Kāyena saṁvutā dhīrā,
atho vācāya saṁvutā;
Manasā saṁvutā dhīrā,
te ve suparisaṁvutā.
The wise are restrained in bodily action,
restrained in speech;
and restrained in mind,
they are truly well-restrained.