1.1“Nayidaṁ anayena jīvitaṁ,You can’t live by fasting,1.2Nāhāro hadayassa santiko;but food doesn’t lead to peace of heart.1.3Āhāraṭṭhitiko samussayo,Seeing how this bag of bones is sustained by food,1.4Iti disvāna carāmi esanaṁ.I wander, seeking.

2.1Paṅkoti hi naṁ pavedayuṁ,They know it’s just a swamp,2.2Yāyaṁ vandanapūjanā kulesu;this homage and veneration in respectable families.2.3Sukhumaṁ sallaṁ durubbahaṁ,Honor is a subtle dart, hard to extract,2.4Sakkāro kāpurisena dujjaho”ti.and hard for a reprobate to give up.

2.5Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā piṇḍolabhāradvājo thero gāthāyo abhāsitthāti.That is how these verses were recited by the senior venerable Bhāradvāja the Alms-Gatherer.