1.1PTS 2.231Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Dāruṇo, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe… adhigamāya.“Possessions, honor, and popularity are grim …

1.3Assuttha no tumhe, bhikkhave, rattiyā paccūsasamayaṁ jarasiṅgālassa vassamānassā”ti?Mendicants, did you hear an old jackal howling at the crack of dawn?”

1.4“Evaṁ, bhante”.“Yes, sir.”

1.5“Eso kho, bhikkhave, jarasiṅgālo ukkaṇḍakena nāma rogajātena phuṭṭho neva bilagato ramati, na rukkhamūlagato ramati, na ajjhokāsagato ramati;“That old jackal has the disease called mange. He’s not happy in his den, or at the root of a tree, or out in the open.1.6yena yena gacchati, yattha yattha tiṭṭhati, yattha yattha nisīdati, yattha yattha nipajjati; tattha tattha anayabyasanaṁ āpajjati.Wherever he goes, stands, sits, or lies down he meets with tragedy and disaster.

1.7Evameva kho, bhikkhave, idhekacco bhikkhu lābhasakkārasilokena abhibhūto pariyādiṇṇacitto neva suññāgāragato ramati, na rukkhamūlagato ramati, na ajjhokāsagato ramati;In the same way, take a certain mendicant whose mind is overcome and overwhelmed by possessions, honor, and popularity. They’re not happy in an empty hut, at the root of a tree, or out in the open.¹1.8yena yena gacchati, yattha yattha tiṭṭhati, yattha yattha nisīdati, yattha yattha nipajjati; tattha tattha anayabyasanaṁ āpajjati.Wherever they go, stand, sit, or lie down they meet with tragedy and disaster.

1.9Evaṁ dāruṇo kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkārasiloko …pe…So grim are possessions, honor, and popularity. …”1.10evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.

1.11Aṭṭhamaṁ.