1.1“Yedha maccharino loke,“Those folk in the world who are stingy,1.2kadariyā paribhāsakā;miserly and abusive,1.3Aññesaṁ dadamānānaṁ,setting up obstacles1.4antarāyakarā narā.for others who give.

2.1Kīdiso tesaṁ vipāko,What kind of result do they reap?2.2samparāyo ca kīdiso;What kind of future life?2.3Bhagavantaṁ puṭṭhumāgamma,We’ve come to ask the worthy sir:2.4kathaṁ jānemu taṁ mayan”ti.how are we to understand this?”

3.1“Yedha maccharino loke,“Those folk in the world who are stingy,3.2kadariyā paribhāsakā;miserly and abusive,3.3Aññesaṁ dadamānānaṁ,setting up obstacles3.4antarāyakarā narā.for others who give:

4.1Nirayaṁ tiracchānayoniṁ,they’re reborn in hell,4.2yamalokaṁ upapajjare;the animal realm, or Yama’s world.¹4.3Sace enti manussattaṁ,If they return to the human state,4.4dalidde jāyare kule.they’re born in a poor family,

5.1Coḷaṁ piṇḍo ratī khiḍḍā,where clothes, food, pleasure, and play5.2yattha kicchena labbhati;are hard to find.5.3Parato āsīsare bālā,They don’t even get5.4tampi tesaṁ na labbhati;what they hope for from others.5.5Diṭṭhe dhammesa vipāko,This is the result in the present life,5.6samparāye ca duggatī”ti.and in the next, a bad destination.”

6.1“Itihetaṁ vijānāma,“We understand what you’re saying,²6.2aññaṁ pucchāma gotama;and ask another question, Gotama.6.3Yedha laddhā manussattaṁ,What about those who’ve gained the human state,6.4vadaññū vītamaccharā.who are bountiful and rid of stinginess,

7.1Buddhe pasannā dhamme ca,confident in the Buddha and the teaching,7.2saṅghe ca tibbagāravā;with keen respect for the Saṅgha?7.3Kīdiso tesaṁ vipāko,What kind of result do they reap?7.4samparāyo ca kīdiso;What kind of future life?7.5Bhagavantaṁ puṭṭhumāgamma,We’ve come to ask the worthy sir:7.6kathaṁ jānemu taṁ mayan”ti.how are we to understand this?”

8.1“Yedha laddhā manussattaṁ,“Those who’ve gained the human state8.2vadaññū vītamaccharā;who are bountiful and rid of stinginess,8.3Buddhe pasannā dhamme ca,confident in the Buddha and the teaching,8.4saṅghe ca tibbagāravā;with keen respect for the Saṅgha:8.5Ete saggā pakāsanti,they illuminate the heavens³8.6yattha te upapajjare.wherever they’re reborn.

9.1Sace enti manussattaṁ,If they return to the human state,9.2aḍḍhe ājāyare kule;they’re reborn in a rich family,9.3Coḷaṁ piṇḍo ratī khiḍḍā,where clothes, food, pleasure, and play9.4yatthākicchena labbhati.are easy to find.

10.1Parasambhatesu bhogesu,They rejoice like those10.2vasavattīva modare;who control the possessions of others.10.3Diṭṭhe dhammesa vipāko,This is the result in the present life,10.4samparāye ca suggatī”ti.and in the next, a good destination.”