1.1“Kālapabbaṅgasaṅkāso,“With knobbly knees,1.2kiso dhamanisanthato;thin and veiny,1.3Mattaññū annapānamhi,eating and drinking but little—1.4adīnamānaso naro”.this person’s spirit is undaunted.”

2.1“Phuṭṭho ḍaṁsehi makasehi,“Pestered by flies and mosquitoes2.2araññasmiṁ brahāvane;in the wilds, the formidable forest,2.3Nāgo saṅgāmasīseva,one should mindfully endure,2.4sato tatrādhivāsaye.like an elephant at the head of the battle.

3.1Yathā brahmā tathā eko,A monk alone is like the supreme Divinity;3.2yathā devo tathā duve;a pair of monks are like gods;3.3Yathā gāmo tathā tayo,three are like a village;3.4kolāhalaṁ tatuttarin”ti.and more than that is a rabble.”

3.5… Yasojo thero ….