0.3SappurisasuttaA True Person
1.1“Sappuriso, bhikkhave, kule jāyamāno bahuno janassa atthāya hitāya sukhāya hoti;“Mendicants, a true person is born in a family for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of the people.1.2mātāpitūnaṁ atthāya hitāya sukhāya hoti;For the benefit, welfare, and happiness of mother and father;1.3puttadārassa atthāya hitāya sukhāya hoti;children and partners;1.4dāsakammakaraporisassa atthāya hitāya sukhāya hoti;bondservants, workers, and staff;1.5mittāmaccānaṁ atthāya hitāya sukhāya hoti;friends and colleagues;1.6samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ atthāya hitāya sukhāya hoti.and ascetics and brahmins.
2.1PTS 3.47Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, mahāmegho sabbasassāni sampādento bahuno janassa atthāya hitāya sukhāya hoti;It’s like a great rain cloud, which nourishes all the crops for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of the people.2.2evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, sappuriso kule jāyamāno bahuno janassa atthāya hitāya sukhāya hoti;In the same way, a true person is born in a family for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of the people. …2.3mātāpitūnaṁ atthāya hitāya sukhāya hoti;2.4puttadārassa atthāya hitāya sukhāya hoti;2.5dāsakammakaraporisassa atthāya hitāya sukhāya hoti;2.6mittāmaccānaṁ atthāya hitāya sukhāya hoti;2.7samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ atthāya hitāya sukhāya hotīti.
3.1Hito bahunnaṁ paṭipajja bhoge,The gods protect one who is guarded by principle,3.2Taṁ devatā rakkhati dhammaguttaṁ;who uses their wealth for the welfare of the many.3.3Bahussutaṁ sīlavatūpapannaṁ,One who is learned, <j>with precepts and observances intact,3.4Dhamme ṭhitaṁ na vijahati kitti.and steady in principle, doesn’t lose their reputation.
4.1Dhammaṭṭhaṁ sīlasampannaṁ,Firm in principle, accomplished in ethical conduct,4.2saccavādiṁ hirīmanaṁ;truthful, conscientious;4.3Nekkhaṁ jambonadasseva,like a pendant of Black Plum River gold,4.4ko taṁ ninditumarahati;who is worthy to criticize them?4.5Devāpi naṁ pasaṁsanti,Even the gods praise them,4.6brahmunāpi pasaṁsito”ti.and by the Divinity, too, they’re praised.”
4.7Dutiyaṁ.