1.1“Pāpamitte vivajjetvā,Shunning bad friends,1.2bhajeyyuttamapuggalaṁ;associate with the supreme individual.1.3Ovāde cassa tiṭṭheyya,Stick to the advice he gave you,1.4patthento acalaṁ sukhaṁ.aspiring to unshakable happiness.

2.1Parittaṁ dārumāruyha,If you’re lost in the middle of a great sea,2.2yathā sīde mahaṇṇave;and you clamber up on a little log, you’ll sink.2.3Evaṁ kusītamāgamma,So too, a person who lives well2.4sādhujīvīpi sīdati;sinks by relying on a lazy person.2.5Tasmā taṁ parivajjeyya,Hence you should avoid such2.6kusītaṁ hīnavīriyaṁ.a lazy person who lacks energy.

3.1Pavivittehi ariyehi,Dwell with the noble ones3.2pahitattehi jhāyibhi;who are secluded and determined3.3Niccaṁ āraddhavīriyehi,and always energetic;3.4paṇḍitehi sahāvase”ti.the astute who practice absorption.

3.5… Vimalo thero …

3.6Tikanipāto niṭṭhito.

4.0Tatruddānaṁ

4.1Aṅgaṇiko bhāradvājo,4.2paccayo bākulo isi;4.3Dhaniyo mātaṅgaputto,4.4sobhito vāraṇo isi.

5.1Vassiko ca yasojo ca,5.2sāṭimattiyupāli ca;5.3Uttarapālo abhibhūto,5.4gotamo hāritopi ca.

6.1Thero tikanipātamhi,6.2nibbāne vimalo kato;6.3Aṭṭhatālīsa gāthāyo,6.4therā soḷasa kittitāti.