1.1“Kodha santusito loke,“Who here in the world is content?”1.2(iccāyasmā tissametteyyo)said Venerable Tissametteyya.1.3Kassa no santi iñjitā;“Who has no perturbations?1.4Ko ubhantamabhiññāya,What thoughtful one, knowing both ends,¹1.5Majjhe mantā na lippati;is not stuck in the middle?1.6Kaṁ brūsi mahāpurisoti,Who do they say is a great man?1.7Ko idha sibbinimaccagā”.Who here has escaped the seamstress?”

2.1“Kāmesu brahmacariyavā,“Leading the spiritual life among sensual pleasures,”2.2(metteyyāti bhagavā)replied the Buddha,2.3Vītataṇho sadā sato;“rid of craving, ever mindful;2.4Saṅkhāya nibbuto bhikkhu,a mendicant who, after appraisal, is quenched:2.5Tassa no santi iñjitā.that’s who has no perturbations.

3.1So ubhantamabhiññāya,That thoughtful one, knowing both ends,3.2Majjhe mantā na lippati;is not stuck in the middle.3.3Taṁ brūmi mahāpurisoti,He is a great man, I declare;3.4So idha sibbinimaccagā”ti.he has escaped the seamstress here.”

3.5Tissametteyyamāṇavapucchā dutiyā.