Nirayavagga ⧸ The Downward Course
- Abhūtavādī nirayaṃ upeti yo cāpi katvā na karomīti cāh ⧸ He goes to hell,
- Kāsāvakaṇṭhā bahavo pāpadhammā asaññat ⧸ An ochre robe tied round their necks,
- Seyye ayoguḷo bhutto tatto aggisikhūpam ⧸ Better to eat an iron ball
- Cattāri ṭhānāni naro pamatt ⧸ Four things befall the heedless man
- Apuññalābho ca gatī ca pāpik ⧸ A wealth of demerit, an evil destination,
- Kuso yathā duggahito hatthamevānukantat ⧸ Just as sharp-bladed grass,
- Yaṃ kiñci sithilaṃ kammaṃ saṃkiliṭṭhaṃ ca yaṃ vata ⧸ Any slack act,
- Kayirā ce kayirāthenaṃ daḷhamenaṃ parakkam ⧸ If somethings to be done,
- Akataṃ dukkataṃ seyyo pacchā tapati dukkata ⧸ Its better to leave a misdeed
- Nagaraṃ yathā paccantaṃ guttaṃ santarabāhira ⧸ Like a frontier fortress,
- Alajjitāye lajjanti lajjitāye na lajjar ⧸ Ashamed of whats not shameful,
- Abhaye bhayadassino bhaye cābhayadassin ⧸ Seeing danger where there is none,
- Avajje vajjamatino vajje cāvajjadassin ⧸ Imagining error where there is none,
- Vajjaṃ ca vajjato ñatvā avajjaṃ ca avajjat ⧸ But knowing error as error,
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