76
Nidhīnaṁva pavattāraṁ,
yaṁ passe vajjadassinaṁ;
Niggayhavādiṁ medhāviṁ,
tādisaṁ paṇḍitaṁ bhaje;
Tādisaṁ bhajamānassa,
seyyo hoti na pāpiyo.
Should you find a wise person
who points out your faults and corrects you,
regard them as a guide to hidden treasure.
Associate with such a wise one;
for one who associates with such a person,
things improve, they do not worsen.
77
Ovadeyyānusāseyya,
asabbhā ca nivāraye;
Satañhi so piyo hoti,
asataṁ hoti appiyo.
One should advise and instruct,
and rein in whatever is unseemly;
for such a one is dear to the virtuous,
but to the unvirtuous, they are not.
78
Na bhaje pāpake mitte,
na bhaje purisādhame;
Bhajetha mitte kalyāṇe,
bhajetha purisuttame.
Do not associate with bad friends,
do not associate with base people;
one should associate with good friends,
one should associate with the best of people.
79
Dhammapīti sukhaṁ seti,
vippasannena cetasā;
Ariyappavedite dhamme,
sadā ramati paṇḍito.
Joyous in the Dhamma, one dwells at ease,
with a clear and tranquil mind.
In the Dhamma taught by the Noble Ones,
the wise person always rejoices.
80
Udakañhi nayanti nettikā,
Usukārā namayanti tejanaṁ;
Dāruṁ namayanti tacchakā,
Attānaṁ damayanti paṇḍitā.
Irrigators direct the water,
fletchers straighten arrows;
carpenters shape the wood,
and the wise tame themselves.
81
Selo yathā ekaghano,
vātena na samīrati;
Evaṁ nindāpasaṁsāsu,
na samiñjanti paṇḍitā.
Just as a solid rock
is not shaken by the wind;
so too in blame and praise,
the wise do not waver.
82
Yathāpi rahado gambhīro,
vippasanno anāvilo;
Evaṁ dhammāni sutvāna,
vippasīdanti paṇḍitā.
Just as a deep lake
is clear and undisturbed;
so too, having heard the teachings,
the wise become tranquil.
83
Sabbattha ve sappurisā cajanti,
Na kāmakāmā lapayanti santo;
Sukhena phuṭṭhā atha vā dukhena,
Na uccāvacaṁ paṇḍitā dassayanti.
Indeed, the virtuous renounce [attachment to] everything,
the peaceful do not babble, craving sensual pleasures;
when touched by pleasure or by pain,
the wise do not exhibit elation or dejection.
84
Na attahetu na parassa hetu,
Na puttamicche na dhanaṁ na raṭṭhaṁ;
Na iccheyya adhammena samiddhimattano,
Sa sīlavā paññavā dhammiko siyā.
Not for one’s own sake, nor for another’s,
nor desiring a son, wealth, or land,
one should not wish for success through unjust means;
one should be ethical, wise, and just.
85
Appakā te manussesu,
ye janā pāragāmino;
Athāyaṁ itarā pajā,
tīramevānudhāvati.
Few among humans are those
who cross over to the further shore;
but the rest of the people
merely run along the bank.
86
Ye ca kho sammadakkhāte,
dhamme dhammānuvattino;
Te janā pāramessanti,
maccudheyyaṁ suduttaraṁ.
And those who follow the Dhamma,
well-taught and rightly expounded;
those people will cross over
the realm of death, which is so difficult to escape.
87
Kaṇhaṁ dhammaṁ vippahāya,
Sukkaṁ bhāvetha paṇḍito;
Okā anokamāgamma,
Viveke yattha dūramaṁ.
Abandoning the dark qualities,
the wise one should cultivate the bright;
having gone from home to homelessness,
in solitude, which is hard to enjoy.
88
Tatrābhiratimiccheyya,
hitvā kāme akiñcano;
Pariyodapeyya attānaṁ,
cittaklesehi paṇḍito.
One should desire delight there,
having abandoned sensual pleasures, owning nothing;
the wise one should purify themselves
from the defilements of the mind.
89
Yesaṁ sambodhiyaṅgesu,
sammā cittaṁ subhāvitaṁ;
Ādānapaṭinissagge,
anupādāya ye ratā;
Khīṇāsavā jutimanto,
te loke parinibbutā.
For those whose mind are well-cultivated
in the factors of awakening;
who, free from attachment,
are devoted to not grasping;
those with taints destroyed, radiant,
are fully quenched in the world.