1.1“Pare ca na vijānanti,When others do not understand,1.2mayamettha yamāmase;let us, who do understand this,1.3Ye ca tattha vijānanti,restrain ourselves in this regard;1.4tato sammanti medhagā.for that is how conflicts are laid to rest.

2.1Yadā ca avijānantā,And when those who don’t understand2.2iriyantyamarā viya;behave as though they were immortal,2.3Vijānanti ca ye dhammaṁ,those who understand the Dhamma2.4āturesu anāturā.are like the healthy among the sick.

3.1Yaṁ kiñci sithilaṁ kammaṁ,Any lax act,3.2saṅkiliṭṭhañca yaṁ vataṁ;any corrupt observance,3.3Saṅkassaraṁ brahmacariyaṁ,or suspicious spiritual life,3.4na taṁ hoti mahapphalaṁ.is not very fruitful.

4.1Yassa sabrahmacārīsu,Whoever has no respect4.2gāravo nūpalabbhati;for their spiritual companions4.3Ārakā hoti saddhammā,is as far from true Dhamma4.4nabhaṁ puthaviyā yathā”ti.as the firmament from the earth.

4.5… Sabhiyo thero ….