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Those endowed with beauty and youth, Born in a noble family; Devoid of knowledge, do not shine, Like scentless jasmine flowers. 29. The meaning is known quickly, To one with clear and distinct knowledge; A mirror with a bright surface, Shows a reflection, not a blemish. 30. One who cannot explain is blind, One who is devoid of learning is deaf; One who lacks morality is lame, One who is devoid of logic is mute. 31. The wise man, knowing various things, Observing the faults of others; Having brought all enemies under control, May be happy like Kosiya. 32. Even the greatest fire, Does not soften clay; Water softens water, Like gentle speech softens the harsh. 33. What is the use of a son who is born, Who is neither learned nor righteous? What is the use of a blind eye, The eye is merely a source of pain. 34. One conquers an enemy with gentleness, One conquers the cruel with gentleness; Nothing is not accomplished by gentleness, Therefore, one conquers with gentleness. 35. A son by whom, when born, The family attains prosperity; In the cycle of rebirth, Who is there who does not die after being born? 36. One whose fame is not sought In charity, austerity, and heroism; And in the attainment of knowledge, Is merely a receptacle of excess. 37. Better is one virtuous son, Than even a hundred fools; One moon dispels darkness, But not a host of stars. 38. A son of one who has made a meritorious pilgrimage, And performed austerities that are very difficult; Will be prosperous, righteous, And pure in conduct. 39. Cherish for five years, Discipline for ten years; When he reaches sixteen years, Treat your son like a friend. 40. Many are the faults in indulgence, Many are the virtues in discipline; Therefore, a son and a pupil, Should be disciplined. who do not indulge. 41. Māgadhī, Pākata, and also, the language of Sanskrit; Skilled and wise in these, the intelligent one purifies the Pāli. 42. Sanskrit, Pākata, and also, Apabhraṃśa and Paisācī; Māgadhī and Saurasenī, these six languages are renowned. 43. Sandalwood is cool in the world, moonlight is cooler than that; More than sandalwood and moonlight, a well-spoken word is good. 44. A little word spoken at the right time, becomes well-spoken; Even coarse food eaten by the hungry, becomes delicious in taste. 45. Many words from the learned, but no respect from many speakers; Like a river flowing without benefit, have you not seen? 46. A stone umbrella is heavy, then the commands of the gods; Then the advice of the elders, then the teaching of the Buddha. 47. Cotton is light in the world, then the fickle-minded; Then the one without ears, then the monk negligent in Dhamma. 48. For the praise of the wise, a stick is given by the fool; The wise are praised by the wise, like gold is refined. 49. A hero is born among hundreds, and a wise one among thousands; A giver is said to be among hundreds of thousands, or perhaps not. 50. Learning and kingship, are never equal; A king is honored in his own country, a learned one is honored everywhere. 51. The good bring long life, and are the cause of happiness for all beings; But the wicked are the cause of suffering for all, without doubt. 52. With the wise, the virtuous, the peaceful, all people are virtuous; When a single tree is full of fragrant heartwood, all the trees become fragrant. 53. If one's own self is disciplined, many people will depend on him; All go to the disciplined, who would destroy such a wise one? 54. Between the qualities of the body and the qualities of virtue, there is a vast difference; The body is destroyed in a moment, virtues remain for an eon. 55. Rivers do not drink their own water, trees do not eat their own fruit; Clouds never consume their own harvest, the wealth of the good is for the benefit of others. 56. Truth, again and again, is truth, it is released by raising the arm; There is no benefit for oneself, for one who does not do good for others. 57. The mind of the good is not disturbed by harsh words; Even with blades of grass, one cannot heat the ocean's water. 58. As a solid rock, is not shaken by the wind; So the wise, are not moved by blame or praise. 59. For whom not even one of these, Dharma, wealth, desire, liberation, exists; Like the udder on a goat's neck, their birth is fruitless. 60. Without considering the task, one should not abandon one's effort; Through effort, oil, cannot be obtained from sesame seeds. 61. Just as with one wheel, a chariot cannot proceed; So without human effort, no task succeeds. 62. Through effort, indeed, tasks succeed, not by mere wishes; Surely into the mouth of a sleeping lion, do not enter deer. 63. Through the practice done by mother and father, a child becomes skilled; Not merely by birth, does a son become wise. 64. Mother is an enemy, father a foe, by whom the child is not taught; He does not shine in the assembly, like a heron among swans. 65. Glass, in contact with gold, takes on the luster of emerald; So, through association with the good, a fool attains skill. 66. Therefore, skill in letters, one should properly acquire, desiring benefit; Attending to the teacher properly, with the five, beginning with diligence. 67. Diligence, attendance, obedience, service; And respectful learning of skills, the wise one should honor the teacher. 68. With the delight of poetry and treatises, the time of the wise passes; With vice, however, the time of fools, with sleep or quarrel. 69. These six faults a person, desiring prosperity, should abandon; Sleep, sloth, fear, anger, laziness, procrastination. Sleepy, talkative, and one who does not exert himself; Lazy, prone to anger, that is the face of decline. 70. Even towards beings without virtue, the good show compassion; Surely the moon does not withhold its light, from a candala's dwelling. 71. Where there is no wise person, even a fool is honored for his virtue; In a land without trees, even a castor plant is considered a tree. 72. Out of place, do not shine, teeth, hair, nails, people; Knowing this, the wise, should not abandon their proper place. 73. Advising others, Wisdom, is easy for all; But self-discipline in Dhamma, is for very few great ones. 74. The wise praise diligence, in doing meritorious deeds; The wise, being diligent, attain both benefits. 75. One should associate with a wise man, who points out faults, like a revealer of treasures; A reprover, intelligent; Associating with such a one, it is better, not worse. 76. Even for a moment, if a wise man, associates with a sage; He quickly understands the Dhamma, like the tongue tastes good flavor. 77. A thoroughbred man is rare, he is not born everywhere; Where such a wise man is born, that family thrives happily. 78. If a man wraps tagara with palāsa leaves; The leaves also emit fragrance, so is the association with the wise. 79. One should seek out skilled artisans, carefully seeking out their knowledge; Food cooked in a pot, is also the same in the dish. 80. One should not despise a little, but store the learned in the mind; Like drops of water on an anthill, it fills up over time. 81. An ant, while walking, goes, even hundreds of leagues; A lazy man, while not walking, does not go even a step. 82. Not every mountain has gems, not every elephant has pearls; Not every forest has sandalwood, not every place has a wise man. 83. If it is heard that there is a wise man, accomplished in learning; That place should be visited with great effort, by one seeking learning. 84. The skill that is in books, the wealth that is in the hands of others; When the need arises, that is neither skill nor wealth. 85. By a lotus, one knows the water, by conduct, a man's family; By eloquent and measured speech, one knows the earth by grass. The measure of water is the lotus garland, The measure of family is the measure of discipline; The measure of eloquence is the spoken word, The measure of earth is the matted grass – 86. The unlearned thinks his little learning is much, Like a frog in a well, not having seen the ocean. 87. In the first stage, one should acquire a skill, in the second, seek wealth; In the third, one should practice Dhamma, This is the nature of people. 88. Listening increases learning, Learning increases wisdom; With wisdom one understands meaning, Meaning understood brings happiness. 89. There is no friend like knowledge, Nor any enemy like disease; No affection like wealth, Nor any strength like deeds. 90. Without a weapon, one should not go, A hero to the battlefield; A wise and knowledgeable merchant, Likewise, to a foreign land. 91. Loss of wealth, mental anguish, Bad conduct in the house; Deceit and disrespect, A wise person does not reveal. 92. Going uninvited, Speaking much unasked; Declaring one's own virtues, These three are inferior persons. 93. A swan is not among crows, A lion does not shine among cows; A horse among donkeys, A wise man is like a child. 94. Speech according to the occasion, Affection according to nature; Anger according to oneself, He who knows this is wise. 95. Little form, much speech, Little wisdom, much declaration; A pot little filled overflows, A cow with little milk wanders. 96. A king is not satisfied with wealth, Nor a wise man with good speech; The eye with pleasing sights, Nor the ocean with water. 97. A low-born son of a king, A foolish son of a wise man; Much wealth of a poor man, People do not respect. 98. The student who, with desire for skill, Takes up much learning; Is like a mute seeing a dream, Unable even to tell it. 99. The potter shapes the pot, Not to break it, but to beautify it; Not to throw them into the lower realms, But for the growth of the students. 100. A poor man enjoying flavors, A weak man striking a person; A fool giving advice, Is like a madman in meditation. 101. Even one good tree,