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like the thunder of a lightning-bearing cloud. And so, various sounds are made by those speaking; Today a mighty roar arises, like the thunder of a rain-cloud with lightning. The Ninth Jātaka of Flight. 230. The Second Jātaka of Flight (2-8-10) 159. Like a boundless, endless ocean, difficult for birds to overcome; Like a mountain difficult for the wind to overcome, so am I difficult to overcome today. 160. Do not lament foolishly, there is no such thing for you; You will be destroyed, you will not find a protector; You attack a lone elephant, as it were, who will crush you with his foot, like a reed. The Second Jātaka of Flight, the tenth. The Eighth Chapter, Kāsāva. Its summary: Excellent garment, speech, tree with withered fruit, four excellent qualities, supreme man; Crow, Magadha, and the three named mountains, the best elephant, with the banner, makes ten. 9. The Chapter on Sandals 231. The Jātaka of the Sandals (2-9-1) 161. Just as sandals bought for a man, for the sake of comfort, might bring suffering; Heated by the sun, pressed by the ground, they bite the very feet of that man. 162. Even so, whoever is of ignoble family, ignoble, taking your knowledge and learning; He, by that learning, devours you there, that ignoble one is called like a bad sandal. The First Jātaka of the Sandals. 232. The Jātaka of the Lute String (2-9-2) 163. This matter was thought of by one, a fool, without foresight; For you should not associate, with a hunchback, a cripple. 164. Thinking him a bull among men, I desired the hunchback; Now he lies shriveled, like a lute with broken strings. The Second Jātaka of the Lute String. 233. The Jātaka of the Disfigured Ear (2-9-3) Go wherever you wish, you are pierced in the vital spot by a barbed arrow; You are ruined by delicious food, greedy and pursuing fish. Thus, one who falls for worldly bait, is tormented, following the sway of his mind; He is ruined among kinsmen and friends, like a dolphin pursuing fish. You yourself have done now what desire has overcome in you; This is without return, like a root cut by a sharp knife. With excessive craving, with excessive greed, and with the intoxication of excessive greed, Thus one loses one's welfare, just as I, Asitābhū. Happy are homes, Vacchanakha, with gold and with food; Where, having eaten and drunk, one may lie down without worry. Homes for one who does not strive, homes for one who does not speak falsely, Homes for one who does not inflict punishment, for one who does not harm others; Thus, a flaw hard to overcome, who would attain such a home? Indeed, this bird is good, a bird like a white lotus; With wings at rest, it meditates very slowly. You do not know its character, you praise it without knowing; The bird does not protect us, that's why the bird does not stir. What, indeed, is the reason, Blessed One, that for some individuals here, The heart is exceedingly cooled, and the mind is also serene? By former association, or by present benefit; Thus, that love arises, like a lotus from water. Come, my dear, a single word, based on many meanings. What helpful thing do you say, by which we may achieve our aims? 176. O dear, a single word of wisdom, based on many meaningful words; and that, endowed with virtue, sustained by patience; is enough to make friends happy, and for the suffering of enemies. The Eighth, Ekapada Jātaka. 239. The Haritamaṇḍūka Jātaka (2-9-9) 177. Even though I am a venomous snake, having entered the mouth of a crocodile; it pleases the green mother, that the fish eat me. 178. A man plunders indeed, as long as it benefits him; but when others plunder, he, plundered, plunders. The Ninth, Haritamaṇḍūka Jātaka. 240. The Mahāpiṅgala Jātaka (2-9-10) 179. All people were harmed by Piṅgala, when he died, they expressed their joy; Was the dark-eyed one dear to you? Why do you weep, gatekeeper? 180. The dark-eyed one was not dear to me, I fear his return; Gone from here, he might harm the King of Death, and being harmed, he might bring him back here again. 181. He was burned with thousands of cartloads (of wood), and drenched with hundreds of pots (of water); and that ground was dug up, do not fear, he will not come back. The Tenth, Mahāpiṅgala Jātaka. The Ninth Chapter, Upāhana. Its summary – Varupāhana, Khujja, Vikaṇṇakaka, Asitābhuya, the fifth Vacchanakha; Dija, Pemavaruttama, Ekapada, Kumināmukha, with Piṅgalaka, makes ten. 10. The Chapter on Jackals. 241. The Sabbadāṭhi Jātaka (2-10-1) 182. The jackal, proud and arrogant, desiring a retinue; attained a great position, he became king of all jackals. 183. Just so among humans, whoever has a retinue; he indeed becomes great there, like the jackal Dāṭhi. The First, Sabbadāṭhi Jātaka. 242. The Sunakha Jātaka (2-10-2) 184. Foolish indeed is this dog, who does not chew the strap; and release himself from bondage, and go home, unfed. 185. My bones... Not mine, but done in my heart; And I await the time, until the people sleep. The seven-stringed, very sweet, I played delightfully; He challenges me in the arena, be my refuge, Kosiya. I am your refuge, friend, I am a worshipper of teachers; A pupil will not defeat you, teacher, you will defeat the pupil. What he sees, he does not desire, and what he does not see, that he desires; I think he will wander for a long time, for he will not get what he desires. What he obtains, he is not pleased with, and what he longs for, when obtained, he scorns; For desire has an endless range, we pay homage to those free from desire. Time devours beings, all of them, together with themselves; And the being devoured by time, he cooked the cooker of beings. Many human heads, hairy and large, hung around necks, here and there, some with ears. Having killed, cut, and struck, the unrestrained one gives a gift; Eating such food, he is defiled by evil. Even having killed son and wife, the unrestrained one gives a gift; Even eating, the wise one, is not defiled by evil. Indeed, Pādañjalī, surpasses all in wisdom; For thus he twists his lip, surely he sees something beyond. He does not understand right or wrong, nor what is beneficial or unbeneficial; Apart from twisting his lip, he knows nothing at all. Pādañjalī Jātaka, the seventh. Kiṃsuka-simile Jātaka (2-10-8) By all the kiṃsuka was seen, why then do you doubt here? Indeed, in all places, the charioteer was not questioned. Thus, by all knowledge, for whom the truths are unknown; They indeed doubt in the truths, as in the kiṃsuka, brother. Kiṃsuka-simile Jātaka, the eighth. Sālaka Jātaka (2-10-9) You will be an only son, and you will be master in our family; Come down from the tree, Sālaka, come now, let us go home. Do you not think me a friend, that you strike me with a bamboo stick? We delight in the forest, go you home as you please. Sālaka Jātaka, the ninth. Monkey Jātaka (2-10-10) This ascetic, devoted to peace and self-restraint, stands afflicted by fear of cold; Let him enter my house, let him remove the cold and all distress. This is not an ascetic devoted to peace and self-restraint, this is a monkey, ranging on excellent tree branches; He is a spoiler, and also angry and base, if we let him in, he would spoil the house. Monkey Jātaka, the tenth. The Jackal Chapter, the tenth. Its summary – Then the king, the excellent jackal, the dog, likewise the owl desires the black-eater; Then the excellent demon, and also by the charioteer, again the mango grove and the cold monkey, ten. Then the chapter summary – The firm chapter, and then the intimacy, the auspicious chapter, and the sprout like; Not firm, the bīraṇa-pillar again, the saffron sandal, with the jackal, ten. The Book of Twos is finished.