1.1“Atisītaṁ atiuṇhaṁ,“It’s too cold, too hot,1.2atisāyamidaṁ ahu;too late,” they say.1.3Iti vissaṭṭhakammante,When the young neglect their work like this,1.4khaṇā accenti māṇave.opportunities pass them by.

2.1Yo ca sītañca uṇhañca,But one who considers heat and cold2.2tiṇā bhiyyo na maññati;as no more than blades of grass—2.3Karaṁ purisakiccāni,he does his duties as a man,2.4so sukhā na vihāyati.and his happiness never fails.

3.1Dabbaṁ kusaṁ poṭakilaṁ,With my chest I’ll thrust aside3.2usīraṁ muñjapabbajaṁ;the grasses, vines, canes,3.3Urasā panudissāmi,the vetiver, rushes and reeds,3.4vivekamanubrūhayan”ti.and foster seclusion.

3.5… Mātaṅgaputto thero ….