0.4Cūḷekasāṭakabrāhmaṇavatthu

1Abhittharetha kalyāṇe,Rush to do good,2pāpā cittaṁ nivāraye;shield your mind from evil;3Dandhañhi karoto puññaṁ,for when you’re slow to do good,4pāpasmiṁ ramatī mano.your thoughts delight in wickedness.

0Seyyasakattheravatthu

1Pāpañce puriso kayirā,If you do something bad,2Na naṁ kayirā punappunaṁ;don’t do it again and again,3Na tamhi chandaṁ kayirātha,don’t set your heart on it,4Dukkho pāpassa uccayo.for piling up evil is suffering.

0Lājadevadhītāvatthu

1Puññañce puriso kayirā,If you do something good,2kayirā naṁ punappunaṁ;do it again and again,3Tamhi chandaṁ kayirātha,set your heart on it,4sukho puññassa uccayo.for piling up goodness is joyful.

0Anāthapiṇḍikaseṭṭhivatthu

1Pāpopi passati bhadraṁ,Even the wicked see good things,2Yāva pāpaṁ na paccati;so long as their wickedness has not ripened.3Yadā ca paccati pāpaṁ,But as soon as that wickedness ripens,4Atha pāpo pāpāni passati.then the wicked see wicked things.

1Bhadropi passati pāpaṁ,Even the good see wicked things,2Yāva bhadraṁ na paccati;so long as their goodness has not ripened.3Yadā ca paccati bhadraṁ,But as soon as that goodness ripens,4Atha bhadro bhadrāni passati.then the good see good things.

0Asaññataparikkhāravatthu

1Māvamaññetha pāpassa,Think not lightly of evil,2na mantaṁ āgamissati;that it won’t come back to you.3Udabindunipātena,The pot is filled with water4udakumbhopi pūrati;falling drop by drop;5Bālo pūrati pāpassa,the fool is filled with wickedness6thokaṁ thokampi ācinaṁ.piled up bit by bit.

0Biḷālapādakaseṭṭhivatthu

1Māvamaññetha puññassa,Think not lightly of goodness,2na mandaṁ āgamissati;that it won’t come back to you.3Udabindunipātena,The pot is filled with water4udakumbhopi pūrati;falling drop by drop;5Dhīro pūrati puññassa,the attentive one is filled with goodness6thokaṁ thokampi ācinaṁ.piled up bit by bit.

0Mahādhanavāṇijavatthu

1Vāṇijova bhayaṁ maggaṁ,Avoid wickedness,2appasattho mahaddhano;as a merchant with rich cargo and small escort3Visaṁ jīvitukāmova,would avoid a dangerous road,4pāpāni parivajjaye.or one who loves life would avoid drinking poison.

0Kukkuṭamittanesādavatthu

1Pāṇimhi ce vaṇo nāssa,You can carry poison in your hand2hareyya pāṇinā visaṁ;if it has no wound,3Nābbaṇaṁ visamanveti,for poison does not infect without a wound;4natthi pāpaṁ akubbato.nothing bad happens unless you do bad.

0Kokasunakhaluddakavatthu

1Yo appaduṭṭhassa narassa dussati,Whoever wrongs a man who has done no wrong,2Suddhassa posassa anaṅgaṇassa;a pure man who has not a blemish,3Tameva bālaṁ pacceti pāpaṁ,the evil backfires on the fool,4Sukhumo rajo paṭivātaṁva khitto.like fine dust thrown upwind.

0Maṇikārakulūpakatissattheravatthu

1Gabbhameke uppajjanti,Some are born in a womb;2nirayaṁ pāpakammino;evildoers go to hell;3Saggaṁ sugatino yanti,the virtuous go to heaven;4parinibbanti anāsavā.the undefiled are fully extinguished.

0Tayojanavatthu

1Na antalikkhe na samuddamajjhe,Not in midair, nor mid-ocean,2Na pabbatānaṁ vivaraṁ pavissa;nor hiding in a mountain cleft;3Na vijjatī so jagatippadeso,you’ll find no place on the planet4Yatthaṭṭhito mucceyya pāpakammā.to escape your wicked deeds.

0Suppabuddhasakyavatthu

1Na antalikkhe na samuddamajjhe,Not in midair, nor mid-ocean,2Na pabbatānaṁ vivaraṁ pavissa;nor hiding in a mountain cleft;3Na vijjatī so jagatippadeso,you’ll find no place on the planet4Yatthaṭṭhitaṁ nappasaheyya maccu.where you won’t be vanquished by death.

5Pāpavaggo navamo.