1.1Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

2.1“Te, bhikkhave, sattā suparihīnā ye ariyāya paññāya parihīnā.“Those sentient beings are truly bereft, mendicants, who are bereft of noble wisdom.2.2Te diṭṭheva dhamme dukkhaṁ viharanti savighātaṁ saupāyāsaṁ sapariḷāhaṁ;They live unhappily in this very life—with distress, anguish, and fever—2.3kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā duggati pāṭikaṅkhā.and when the body breaks up, after death, they can expect a bad rebirth.2.4Te, bhikkhave, sattā aparihīnā ye ariyāya paññāya aparihīnā.Those sentient beings are not bereft who are not bereft of noble wisdom.2.5Te diṭṭheva dhamme sukhaṁ viharanti avighātaṁ anupāyāsaṁ apariḷāhaṁ;In this very life they’re happy—free of distress, anguish, and fever—2.6kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugati pāṭikaṅkhā”ti.and when the body breaks up, after death, they can expect a good rebirth.”

2.7Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.The Buddha spoke this matter.2.8Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:On this it is said:

3.1“Paññāya parihānena,∥“See the world with its gods,3.2passa lokaṁ sadevakaṁ;bereft of wisdom,3.3Niviṭṭhaṁ nāmarūpasmiṁ,habituated to name and form,3.4idaṁ saccanti maññati.imagining this is truth.

4.1Paññā hi seṭṭhā lokasmiṁ,∥Wisdom is best in the world,4.2yāyaṁ nibbedhagāminī;as it leads to penetration,4.3Yāya sammā pajānāti,through which one rightly understands4.4jātibhavaparikkhayaṁ.the ending of rebirth and continued existence.

5.1Tesaṁ devā manussā ca,Gods and humans envy them,5.2sambuddhānaṁ satīmataṁ;the Buddhas, ever mindful,5.3Pihayanti hāsapaññānaṁ,of laughing wisdom,5.4sarīrantimadhārinan”ti.bearing their final body.”

6.1Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

6.2Catutthaṁ.