0.3IssariyasuttaAuthority
1.1“Kiṁsu issariyaṁ loke,“What is authority in the world?1.2kiṁsu bhaṇḍānamuttamaṁ;What’s the best of valuables?1.3Kiṁsu satthamalaṁ loke,What in the world is a rusty sword?1.4kiṁsu lokasmimabbudaṁ.Who is a pest in the world?1
2.1Kiṁsu harantaṁ vārenti,Who gets arrested when they take things away?2.2haranto pana ko piyo;And who is loved when they take things away?2.3Kiṁsu punappunāyantaṁ,And who is approved by the astute2.4abhinandanti paṇḍitā”ti.when they come again and again?”
3.1“Vaso issariyaṁ loke,“Sway is authority in the world.3.2itthī bhaṇḍānamuttamaṁ;A woman is the best of valuables.3.3Kodho satthamalaṁ loke,Anger in the world is a rusty sword.3.4corā lokasmimabbudā.A bandit is a pest in the world.
4.1Coraṁ harantaṁ vārenti,A bandit gets arrested when they take things away.4.2haranto samaṇo piyo;And an ascetic is loved when they take things away.4.3Samaṇaṁ punappunāyantaṁ,An ascetic is approved by the astute4.4abhinandanti paṇḍitā”ti.when they come again and again.”