1.1“Ayoge yuñjamattānaṁ,When a person, wishing for a certain outcome,1.2puriso kiccamicchako;applies themselves where they ought not;1.3Carañce nādhigaccheyya,not achieving what they worked for,1.4‘taṁ me dubbhagalakkhaṇaṁ’.they say: “That’s a sign of my bad luck.”

2.1Abbūḷhaṁ aghagataṁ vijitaṁ,When a misfortune is extracted and beaten,2.2Ekañce ossajeyya kalīva siyā;to surrender it in part would be like losing at dice;2.3Sabbānipi ce ossajeyya andhova siyā,but to surrender it all you’d have to be blind,2.4Samavisamassa adassanato.not seeing the even and the uneven.

3.1Yañhi kayirā tañhi vade,You should only say what you would do;3.2yaṁ na kayirā na taṁ vade;you shouldn’t say what you wouldn’t do.3.3Akarontaṁ bhāsamānaṁ,The wise will recognize3.4parijānanti paṇḍitā.one who talks without doing.

4.1Yathāpi ruciraṁ pupphaṁ,Just like a glorious flower4.2vaṇṇavantaṁ agandhakaṁ;that’s colorful but lacks fragrance;4.3Evaṁ subhāsitā vācā,well-spoken speech is fruitless4.4aphalā hoti akubbato.for one who does not act on it.

5.1Yathāpi ruciraṁ pupphaṁ,Just like a glorious flower5.2Vaṇṇavantaṁ sugandhakaṁ;that’s both colorful and fragrant,5.3Evaṁ subhāsitā vācā,well-spoken speech is fruitful5.4Saphalā hoti kubbato”ti.for one who acts on it.

5.5… Subhūto thero ….