1.1“Kammaṁ bahukaṁ na kāraye,Don’t get involved in lots of work,1.2Parivajjeyya janaṁ na uyyame;avoid people, and don’t try to acquire things.1.3So ussukko rasānugiddho,If you’re eager and greedy for flavors,1.4Atthaṁ riñcati yo sukhādhivāho.you’ll miss the goal that brings such happiness.

2.1Paṅkoti hi naṁ avedayuṁ,They know it really is a bog,2.2Yāyaṁ vandanapūjanā kulesu;this homage and veneration in respectable families.2.3Sukhumaṁ sallaṁ durubbahaṁ,Honor is a subtle dart, hard to extract,2.4Sakkāro kāpurisena dujjaho.and hard for a reprobate to give up.

3.1Na parassupanidhāya,The deeds of a mortal aren’t bad3.2kammaṁ maccassa pāpakaṁ;because of what others do.3.3Attanā taṁ na seveyya,You yourself should not do bad,3.4kammabandhū hi mātiyā.for mortals have deeds as their kin.

4.1Na pare vacanā coro,You’re not a bandit because of what someone says,4.2na pare vacanā muni;you’re not a sage because of what someone says;4.3Attā ca naṁ yathāvedi,but as you know yourself,4.4devāpi naṁ tathā vidū.so the gods will know you.

5.1Pare ca na vijānanti,When others do not understand,5.2mayamettha yamāmase;let us, who do understand this,5.3Ye ca tattha vijānanti,restrain ourselves in this regard;5.4tato sammanti medhagā.for that is how conflicts are laid to rest.

6.1Jīvate vāpi sappañño,A wise person lives on6.2api vittaparikkhayo;even after loss of wealth;6.3Paññāya ca alābhena,but without gaining wisdom,6.4vittavāpi na jīvati.even a rich person doesn’t really live.

7.1Sabbaṁ suṇāti sotena,All is heard with the ear,7.2sabbaṁ passati cakkhunā;all is seen with the eye;7.3Na ca diṭṭhaṁ sutaṁ dhīro,the attentive ought not discard7.4sabbaṁ ujjhitumarahati.all that is seen and heard.

8.1Cakkhumāssa yathā andho,Though you have eyes, be as if blind;8.2sotavā badhiro yathā;though you have ears, be as if deaf;8.3Paññavāssa yathā mūgo,though you have wisdom, be as if dumb;8.4balavā dubbaloriva;though you have strength, be as if feeble.8.5Atha atthe samuppanne,And when issues come up8.6sayetha matasāyikan”ti.lie as still as a corpse.

8.7… Mahākaccāyano thero ….