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The Chapter on Anger 221. Abandon anger, give up pride, Overcome all fetters. For one unattached to name and form, Who owns nothing, suffering does not follow. 222. Whoever holds back rising anger, Like a chariot gone astray; Him I call a charioteer, Others merely hold the reins. 223. Conquer anger with non-anger, Conquer evil with good; Conquer the miser with generosity, Conquer the liar with truth. 224. Speak truth, do not get angry, Give even a little when asked; By these three actions, One goes to the presence of the gods. 225. Those sages who are non-violent, Always restrained in body; They go to the deathless state, Where having gone, they do not grieve. 226. For those ever vigilant, Who train day and night; Who are intent on Nibbana, Their defilements come to an end. 227. This is ancient, O Atula, Not just of today; They blame one who sits silent, They blame one who speaks much; They blame one who speaks little, There is no one in the world unblamed. 228. There was not, nor will there be, Nor is there now found; A person entirely blamed, Or entirely praised. 229. Whom the wise praise, Having examined day by day; One of flawless conduct, intelligent, Endowed with wisdom and virtue. 230. Like a coin of pure gold, Who is fit to blame him? Even the gods praise him, By Brahma too he is praised. 231. Guard against bodily agitation, Be restrained in body; Having abandoned bodily misconduct, Practice good conduct with the body. 232. Guard against verbal agitation, Be restrained in speech; Having abandoned verbal misconduct, Practice good conduct with speech. 233. Guard against mental agitation, Be restrained in mind; Having abandoned mental misconduct, Practice good conduct with the mind. 234. The wise are restrained in body, And also restrained in speech; The wise are restrained in mind, They are truly restrained. Indeed, well-restrained. The Chapter on Anger, the seventeenth, is finished.