1.1“Sattime, bhikkhave, dhammā sapattakantā sapattakaraṇā kodhanaṁ āgacchanti itthiṁ vā purisaṁ vā.“Mendicants, these seven things that please and assist an enemy happen to an irritable woman or man.1.2Katame satta?What seven?

1.3Idha, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa evaṁ icchati:Firstly, an enemy wishes for an enemy:1.4‘aho vatāyaṁ dubbaṇṇo assā’ti.‘If only they’d become ugly!’1.5Taṁ kissa hetu?Why is that?1.6Na, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa vaṇṇavatāya nandati.Because an enemy doesn’t like to have a beautiful enemy.1.7Kodhanoyaṁ, bhikkhave, purisapuggalo kodhābhibhūto kodhapareto, kiñcāpi so hoti sunhāto suvilitto kappitakesamassu odātavatthavasano;An irritable individual, overcome and overwhelmed by anger, is ugly, even though they’re nicely bathed and anointed, with hair and beard dressed, and wearing white clothes.1.8atha kho so dubbaṇṇova hoti kodhābhibhūto.1.9Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, paṭhamo dhammo sapattakanto sapattakaraṇo kodhanaṁ āgacchati itthiṁ vā purisaṁ vā.This is the first thing that pleases and assists an enemy which happens to an irritable woman or man.

2.1Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa evaṁ icchati:Furthermore, an enemy wishes for an enemy:2.2‘aho vatāyaṁ dukkhaṁ sayeyyā’ti.‘If only they’d sleep badly!’2.3Taṁ kissa hetu?Why is that?2.4Na, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa sukhaseyyāya nandati.Because an enemy doesn’t like to have an enemy who sleeps at ease.2.5Kodhanoyaṁ, bhikkhave, purisapuggalo kodhābhibhūto kodhapareto, kiñcāpi so pallaṅke seti gonakatthate paṭalikatthate kadalimigapavarapaccattharaṇe sauttaracchade ubhatolohitakūpadhāne;An irritable individual, overcome and overwhelmed by anger, sleeps badly, even though they sleep on a couch spread with woolen covers—shag-piled, pure white, or embroidered with flowers—and spread with a fine deer hide, with a canopy above and red pillows at both ends.2.6atha kho so dukkhaññeva seti kodhābhibhūto.2.7Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, dutiyo dhammo sapattakanto sapattakaraṇo kodhanaṁ āgacchati itthiṁ vā purisaṁ vā.This is the second thing …

3.1PTS 4.95Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa evaṁ icchati:Furthermore, an enemy wishes for an enemy:3.2‘aho vatāyaṁ na pacurattho assā’ti.‘If only their needs are not amply satisfied!’3.3Taṁ kissa hetu?Why is that?3.4Na, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa pacuratthatāya nandati.Because an enemy doesn’t like to have an enemy whose needs are amply satisfied.3.5Kodhanoyaṁ, bhikkhave, purisapuggalo kodhābhibhūto kodhapareto, anatthampi gahetvā ‘attho me gahito’ti maññati, atthampi gahetvā ‘anattho me gahito’ti maññati.When an irritable individual, overcome and overwhelmed by anger, gets what they don’t need they think, ‘I’ve got what I need.’ When they get what they need they think, ‘I’ve got what I don’t need.’3.6Tassime dhammā aññamaññaṁ vipaccanīkā gahitā dīgharattaṁ ahitāya dukkhāya saṁvattanti kodhābhibhūtassa.When an angry person gets these things that are the exact opposite of what they need, it’s for their lasting harm and suffering.3.7Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, tatiyo dhammo sapattakanto sapattakaraṇo kodhanaṁ āgacchati itthiṁ vā purisaṁ vā.This is the third thing …

4.1Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa evaṁ icchati:Furthermore, an enemy wishes for an enemy:4.2‘aho vatāyaṁ na bhogavā assā’ti.‘If only they weren’t wealthy!’4.3Taṁ kissa hetu?Why is that?4.4Na, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa bhogavatāya nandati.Because an enemy doesn’t like to have an enemy who is wealthy.4.5Kodhanassa, bhikkhave, purisapuggalassa kodhābhibhūtassa kodhaparetassa, yepissa te honti bhogā uṭṭhānavīriyādhigatā bāhābalaparicitā sedāvakkhittā dhammikā dhammaladdhā, tepi rājāno rājakosaṁ pavesenti kodhābhibhūtassa.When an individual is irritable, overcome and overwhelmed by anger, the rulers seize the legitimate wealth they’ve earned by their efforts, built up with their own hands, gathered by the sweat of their brow.4.6Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, catuttho dhammo sapattakanto sapattakaraṇo kodhanaṁ āgacchati itthiṁ vā purisaṁ vā.This is the fourth thing …

5.1Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa evaṁ icchati:Furthermore, an enemy wishes for an enemy:5.2‘aho vatāyaṁ na yasavā assā’ti.‘If only they weren’t famous!’5.3Taṁ kissa hetu?Why is that?5.4Na, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa yasavatāya nandati.Because an enemy doesn’t like to have a famous enemy.5.5Kodhanoyaṁ, bhikkhave, purisapuggalo kodhābhibhūto kodhapareto, yopissa so hoti yaso appamādādhigato, tamhāpi dhaṁsati kodhābhibhūto.When an individual is irritable, overcome and overwhelmed by anger, any fame they have acquired by diligence falls to dust.5.6Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, pañcamo dhammo sapattakanto sapattakaraṇo kodhanaṁ āgacchati itthiṁ vā purisaṁ vā.This is the fifth thing …

6.1Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa evaṁ icchati:Furthermore, an enemy wishes for an enemy:6.2‘aho vatāyaṁ na mittavā assā’ti.‘If only they had no friends!’6.3Taṁ kissa hetu?Why is that?6.4Na, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa mittavatāya nandati.Because an enemy doesn’t like to have an enemy with friends.6.5Kodhanaṁ, bhikkhave, purisapuggalaṁ kodhābhibhūtaṁ kodhaparetaṁ, yepissa te honti mittāmaccā ñātisālohitā, tepi ārakā parivajjanti kodhābhibhūtaṁ.When an individual is irritable, overcome and overwhelmed by anger, their friends and colleagues, relatives and kin avoid them from afar.6.6Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, chaṭṭho dhammo sapattakanto sapattakaraṇo kodhanaṁ āgacchati itthiṁ vā purisaṁ vā.This is the sixth thing …

7.1PTS 4.96Puna caparaṁ, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa evaṁ icchati:Furthermore, an enemy wishes for an enemy:7.2‘aho vatāyaṁ kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjeyyā’ti.‘If only, when their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell!’7.3Taṁ kissa hetu?Why is that?7.4Na, bhikkhave, sapatto sapattassa sugatigamane nandati.Because an enemy doesn’t like to have an enemy who goes to a good place.7.5Kodhanoyaṁ, bhikkhave, purisapuggalo kodhābhibhūto kodhapareto kāyena duccaritaṁ carati, vācāya duccaritaṁ carati, manasā duccaritaṁ carati.When an individual is irritable, overcome and overwhelmed by anger, they do bad things by way of body, speech, and mind.7.6So kāyena duccaritaṁ caritvā vācāya …pe…7.7kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjati kodhābhibhūto.When their body breaks up, after death, they’re reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.7.8Ayaṁ, bhikkhave, sattamo dhammo sapattakanto sapattakaraṇo kodhanaṁ āgacchati itthiṁ vā purisaṁ vā.This is the seventh thing that pleases and assists an enemy which happens to an irritable woman or man.

8.1Ime kho, bhikkhave, satta dhammā sapattakantā sapattakaraṇā kodhanaṁ āgacchanti itthiṁ vā purisaṁ vāti.These are the seven things that please and assist an enemy which happen to an irritable woman or man.

9.1Kodhano dubbaṇṇo hoti,An irritable person is ugly9.2atho dukkhampi seti so;and they sleep badly.9.3Atho atthaṁ gahetvāna,When they get what they need,9.4anatthaṁ adhipajjati.they take it to be what they don’t need.

10.1Tato kāyena vācāya,An angry person10.2vadhaṁ katvāna kodhano;kills with body or speech;10.3Kodhābhibhūto puriso,overcome with anger,10.4dhanajāniṁ nigacchati.they lose their wealth.

11.1Kodhasammadasammatto,Mad with anger,11.2āyasakyaṁ nigacchati;they fall into disgrace.11.3Ñātimittā suhajjā ca,Family, friends, and loved ones11.4parivajjanti kodhanaṁ.avoid an irritable person.

12.1Anatthajanano kodho,Anger creates harm;12.2kodho cittappakopano;anger upsets the mind.12.3Bhayamantarato jātaṁ,That person doesn’t recognize12.4taṁ jano nāvabujjhati.the danger that arises within.

13.1Kuddho atthaṁ na jānāti,An angry person doesn’t know the good.13.2kuddho dhammaṁ na passati;An angry person doesn’t see the truth.13.3Andhatamaṁ tadā hoti,When a person is beset by anger,13.4yaṁ kodho sahate naraṁ.only blind darkness is left.

14.1PTS 4.97Yaṁ kuddho uparodheti,An angry person destroys with ease14.2sukaraṁ viya dukkaraṁ;what was hard to build.14.3Pacchā so vigate kodhe,Afterwards, when the anger is spent,14.4aggidaḍḍhova tappati.they’re tormented as if burnt by fire.

15.1Dummaṅkuyaṁ padasseti,Their look betrays their sulkiness15.2dhūmaṁ dhūmīva pāvako;like a fire’s smoky plume.15.3Yato patāyati kodho,And when their anger flares up,15.4yena kujjhanti mānavā.they make others angry.

16.1Nāssa hirī na ottappaṁ,They have no conscience or prudence,16.2na vāco hoti gāravo;nor any respectful speech.16.3Kodhena abhibhūtassa,One overcome by anger16.4na dīpaṁ hoti kiñcanaṁ.has no island refuge anywhere.

17.1Tapanīyāni kammāni,The deeds that torment a man17.2yāni dhammehi ārakā;are far from those that are good.17.3Tāni ārocayissāmi,I’ll explain them now;17.4taṁ suṇātha yathā tathaṁ.listen to this, for it is the truth.

18.1Kuddho hi pitaraṁ hanti,An angry person slays their father;18.2hanti kuddho samātaraṁ;their mother, too, they slay.18.3Kuddho hi brāhmaṇaṁ hanti,An angry person slays a saint;18.4hanti kuddho puthujjanaṁ.a normal person, too, they slay.

19.1Yāya mātu bhato poso,A man is raised by his mother,19.2imaṁ lokaṁ avekkhati;who shows him the world.19.3Tampi pāṇadadiṁ santiṁ,But an angry ordinary person slays19.4hanti kuddho puthujjano.even that good woman who gave him life.

20.1Attūpamā hi te sattā,Like oneself, those sentient beings20.2attā hi paramo piyo;hold themselves most dear.20.3Hanti kuddho puthuttānaṁ,But when angered, <j>they kill themselves in different ways,20.4nānārūpesu mucchito.distraught in many respects.

21.1Asinā hanti attānaṁ,Some kill themselves with swords,21.2visaṁ khādanti mucchitā;some, distraught, take poison.21.3Rajjuyā bajjha mīyanti,Some hang themselves with rope,21.4pabbatāmapi kandare.or fling themselves down a mountain gorge.

22.1PTS 4.98Bhūnahaccāni kammāni,When they commit deeds of baby-killing,22.2attamāraṇiyāni ca;and killing themselves,22.3Karontā nāvabujjhanti,they don’t realize what they do,22.4kodhajāto parābhavo.for anger leads to their downfall.

23.1Itāyaṁ kodharūpena,The snare of death in the form of anger23.2maccupāso guhāsayo;lies hidden in the heart.23.3Taṁ damena samucchinde,You should cut it out by self-control,23.4paññāvīriyena diṭṭhiyā.by wisdom, energy, and right ideas.

24.1Yathā metaṁ akusalaṁ,An astute person should cut out24.2samucchindetha paṇḍito;this unskillful thing.24.3Tatheva dhamme sikkhetha,And they’d train in the teaching in just the same way,24.4mā no dummaṅkuyaṁ ahu.not yielding to sulkiness.

25.1Vītakodhā anāyāsā,Free of anger, free of despair,25.2Vītalobhā anussukā;free of greed, with no more longing,25.3Dantā kodhaṁ pahantvāna,tamed, having given up anger,25.4Parinibbanti anāsavā”ti.the undefiled are fully extinguished.”

25.5Ekādasamaṁ.

25.6Abyākatavaggo chaṭṭho.

26.0Tassuddānaṁ

26.1Abyākato purisagati,26.2Tissa sīha arakkhiyaṁ;26.3Kimilaṁ satta pacalā,26.4Mettā bhariyā kodhekādasāti.