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Release of the good is good, Having released the bad, one suffers. The Eighth, Sārambhajātaka. 89. Kuhakajātaka 89. Indeed, your speech was Smooth, and kindly spoken; You clung to a mere blade of grass, And did not carry away a hundred gold coins. The Ninth, Kuhakajātaka. 90. Akataññujātaka 90. He who does not recognize A kindness done before, a benefit conferred; When a need arises later, Will not find a doer. The Tenth, Akataññujātaka. The Ninth Chapter, Apāyimha. Its Summary – Apāyimha and Dūbhaka, Sattapada, Chaḷadvāra and Āyatinā again; Ahisīlava, Maṅgalī, Pāpikassa, Sataṃnikkha, Katattha — ten by name. 10. The Chapter of the Anointed. 91. Littajātaka 91. Anointed with supreme power, A man does not realize he swallows a fly; Swallow, oh swallow, you wicked rogue, Later it will be bitter for you. The First, Littajātaka. 92. Mahāsārajātaka 92. In battle, they desire a hero, In counsel, one who is undisturbed; One who is dear in food and drink, And wise when a matter arises. The Second, Mahāsārajātaka. 93. Visāsabhojanajātaka 93. Do not trust the untrustworthy, Nor even the trustworthy; From trust, fear follows, As from a lion, for the mother deer. The Third, Visāsabhojanajātaka. 94. Lomahaṃsajātaka 94. Hot and cold, Alone in a terrifying forest; Naked, not sitting by a fire, A sage devoted to seeking. The Fourth, Lomahaṃsajātaka. 95. Mahāsudassanajātaka 95. Impermanent, alas, are formations, Of a nature to arise and pass away; Having arisen, they cease, Their cessation is bliss. The Fifth, Mahāsudassanajātaka. 96. Telapattajātaka 96. As one would carry an oil leaf Full to the brim, without spilling; So should one guard one's mind, Desiring a direction never before reached. The Sixth, Telapattajātaka. 97. Nāmasi The Siddhi Jātaka 97. Seeing Jīvaka dead, and Dhanapāli in distress; and Panthaka lost in the forest, the evil one has returned. The Nāmasiddhi Jātaka, the seventh. 98. The Kūṭavāṇija Jātaka 98. Good indeed is a wise person, but not one who is overly wise; by an overly wise son, my mind is troubled. The Kūṭavāṇija Jātaka, the eighth. 99. The Parosahassa Jātaka 99. Even if more than a thousand were gathered, they would lament for a hundred years, being unwise; better is one wise person, who understands the meaning of what is said. The Parosahassa Jātaka, the ninth. 100. The Asātarūpa Jātaka 100. The unpleasant in the guise of pleasant, the unloved in the guise of loved; suffering in the guise of happiness, overtakes the heedless. The Asātarūpa Jātaka, the tenth. The Littavagga, the tenth. Its summary – Gilama, Makkhaka, Kutūhala, Mātukassa, by the sage, impermanence, the best attainment; Dhanapāli, the best, the overly wise, with Parosahassa and Asāta, ten. The Middle Fifties. 11. The Parosatavagga 101. The Parosata Jātaka 101. Even if more than a hundred were gathered, they would meditate for a hundred years, being unwise; better is one wise person, who understands the meaning of what is said. The Parosata Jātaka, the first. 102. The Paṇṇika Jātaka 102. He who should be a protector to one afflicted by suffering, that father of mine does wrong in the forest; to whom shall I cry in the midst of the forest, he who should protect, he does violence. The Paṇṇika Jātaka, the second. 103. The Veri Jātaka 103. Where an enemy dwells, a wise person should not dwell there; for one night or two nights, one dwells in suffering among enemies. The Veri Jātaka, the third. 104. The Mittavindaka Jātaka 104. From four he gained eight, and from eight, sixteen; from sixteen, thirty-two, the greedy one reached the wheel; of a person struck by craving Oh, the wheel turns on the head. The Mittavindaka Jātaka, the fourth. 105. The Weak Wood Jātaka 105. Much wood in the forest, the wind breaks the weak; If you fear that, O elephant, surely you will be thin. The Weak Wood Jātaka, the fifth. 106. The Ladle Jātaka 106. Oh, happily indeed me living, the cooking ladle; The thief by the name of wife, begs for oil and salt. The Ladle Jātaka, the sixth. 107. The Salittaka Jātaka 107. Good indeed is skill, however it may be; See! By a limping strike, villages were obtained from all four directions. The Salittaka Jātaka, the seventh. 108. The Bahiya Jātaka 108. One should learn what should be learned, there are people who desire it; Bahiya indeed by a good blow, pleased the king. The Bahiya Jātaka, the eighth. 109. The Broken Cake Jātaka 109. As is the food of a person, so is the food of his deity; Bring that broken cake, do not destroy my share. The Broken Cake Jātaka, the ninth. 110. The All-Destroyer Question Jātaka 110. An all-destroyer there is not, pure millet is winnowed; Falsely fears this rogue woman, the old woman speaks the truth. The All-Destroyer Question Jātaka, the tenth. The Chapter of More Than a Hundred, the eleventh. Its summary – More than a hundred, protected, enemy again, the turning wheel, elephant, auspicious name; And happily, skill, Bahiya, broken cake, and old woman, these are ten. 12. The Haṃci Chapter 111. The Donkey's Question Jātaka 111. If you thus think better, is the father by the son, O best of kings; Then of this mule of yours, indeed the donkey is the father of the mule. The Donkey's Question Jātaka, the first. 112. The Amarādevī's Question Jātaka 112. By which the flour-paste, and the double-leafed tree blossomed; By which I give What I give, that I speak; What I do not give, that I do not speak; This is the path of the barley-middle, Know this hidden way. The Amarādevī's Question Jātaka, the second. 113. The Jackal Jātaka 113. Do you trust the jackal, O brahmin, who has drunk liquor? There are not a hundred artisans, How then two hundred bronze vessels? The Jackal Jātaka, the third. 114. The Moderate-Thinker Jātaka 114. The much-thinker, the little-thinker, Both were caught in the net; The moderate-thinker set free Both who had gathered there. The Moderate-Thinker Jātaka, the fourth. 115. The Instructress Jātaka 115. She who instructs others, Herself acting greedily; She lies as an opponent, Destroyed by the wheel, the instructress. The Instructress Jātaka, the fifth. 116. The Ill-Spoken Jātaka 116. You have gone too far, O teacher, This does not please me either; Having skipped the fourth, You have come to the fifth, O friend. The Ill-Spoken Jātaka, the sixth. 117. The Partridge Jātaka 117. Excessively high, over-talkative, Spoken beyond measure; Speech destroys the fool, Just as excessive rain destroys the partridge. The Partridge Jātaka, the seventh. 118. The Quail Jātaka 118. A man who does not think, Does not attain distinction; See the fruit of thought, I am freed from the bonds of death. The Quail Jātaka, the eighth. 119. The Untimely Crowing Jātaka 119. Raised without mother or father, Living in a family without a teacher; This rooster does not know The right time or the wrong time. The Untimely Crowing Jātaka, the ninth. 120. The Bond and Release Jātaka 120. The unbound are bound there, Where fools speak; Even the bound are freed there, Where the wise speak. The Bond and Release Jātaka, the tenth. The Swan Chapter, the twelfth. Its summary – Then donkey seven More than a hundred kamsas, Much thought, making much of a mustard seed; Excessively, truly a teacher of excellent mind, Wise, delighting in radiance, thus ten. A peer might do, or even a superior, Or even an inferior might do it alone; These would achieve the highest good in misfortune, Just as I, Kusanāḷi, am pleased. Having gained fame, the foolish one Acts for his own harm; Both his own and others' He proceeds to harm. Speech that is not suitable everywhere, The fool speaks everywhere; He knows not curds nor the ploughshare, He thinks the ploughshare is curds. A person should indeed strive, A wise person should not despair; See the fruit of effort, The mangoes have been eaten without trouble. He would boast much, Having gone to another country; Having followed, he would spoil it, Enjoy the pleasures, Kaṭāhaka! That same thing is good for one, That same thing is bad for another; Therefore, not everything is good, Nor is everything bad. Those places, those things, And I am a forest-dweller; Having investigated, they would surely take it, Drink milk, Kalaṇḍuka! Whoever, indeed, making righteousness a banner, Secretly commits evil; Having gained the trust of beings, They call that the cat's vow. This flame is not for the sake of merit, Gha This flame has a cause; It goes by counting tails, enough for you, Aggika! The Aggikabhāradvāja Jātaka, the ninth. As you speak, so eat; as you eat, so declare. Both do not match for you, your speech and your eating, Kosiya. The Kosiya Jātaka, the tenth. The Kusanāḷi Chapter, the thirteenth. Its summary – Kusanāḷi, Sirī, and Yasā, Dadhi, Mamba, Kaṭāhaka the fifth; Then Pāpaka, Khīra, Biḷāravata, Sikhi, with Kosiya, makes ten. 14. The Chapter on Not Giving 131. The Asampadāna Jātaka 131. By not giving to one another, the friendships of fools become quarrels; Therefore, I bring a half-measure of chaff, lest my eternal friendship be lost. The Asampadāna Jātaka, the first. 132. The Bhīruka Jātaka 132. By good counsel and firm resolve, and by not turning back, by fearlessness and courage; We did not fall into the power of the ogresses, that was our safety from great danger. The Bhīruka Jātaka, the second. 133. The Ghatāsana Jātaka 133. Where there is safety, there an enemy is declared, in the midst of water, a fire blazes; No dwelling today on earth or in trees, flee in all directions, for today there is no refuge for us. The Ghatāsana Jātaka, the third. 134. The Jhānasodhana Jātaka 134. Those who are conscious are also in a bad state, and those who are unconscious are also in a bad state; Avoid both of these, that is the bliss of attainment, without defilement. The Jhānasodhana Jātaka, the fourth. 135.