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Therefore, abandoning them, A wise person should develop detachment. Women in the world are named "hope," There is no limit to their (desires); They are passionate and bold, Like a fire that consumes everything; Abandoning them, I will go forth, Developing detachment. 296. Indeed, women in the world are Angry and divisive of friends; Slanderous and ungrateful, Keep far away from them. 297. Just as a river, a path, A drinking house, a public hall, and a water station; So are women in the world, The wise do not get angry (at them). 298. All rivers flow crookedly, All forests are made of thorny trees; All women commit evil, When they find an opportunity. 299. A woman is like a clay pot, A man is like burning embers; Therefore, a wise person should not Keep a pot and fire in the same place. 300. Wealth and beauty are the wealth of women, Knowledge is the wealth of men; Morality is the wealth of monks, And strength is the wealth of kings. 301. Five days for fragrant garlands, Seven days for archers; One month for a good wife, Half a month for spoiled students. 302. Praise food when old, And a wife in her declining years; A hero who returns from battle, And crops when they have come home. 303. A woman with two husbands, A monk and a dwelling, A bird and a second fall, which of these is more numerous? 304. Night without the moon, the ocean without waves, A lotus pond without swans, a maiden without a husband does not shine. 305. The discontented ascetic is ruined, the contented one is also ruined on the path, The shameful prostitute is ruined, and shameless women of good family. 306. Among thieves, among the very intelligent, truth is very difficult to find; The nature of women is difficult to know, like a fish gone into the water. 307. They are fire, soft-spoken, insatiable like rivers; Knowing this, the wise should avoid them from afar. 308. They are whirlpools, great deceivers, destroyers of the holy life; Knowing this, the wise should avoid them from afar. 309. Even one kind of woman is better, O king of men, than many men; Intelligent, virtuous, devoted to her husband, reverent to her in-laws. 310. The man who is born of her, Will be a hero, a lord of the directions; Such a blessed woman's son, Will rule the kingdom. 311. One should converse with a sword in hand, one should converse even with a demon; One should approach even a venomous snake, by whose bite one does not live; But one should never converse alone with a woman. 312. For not in all places, is a man wise; A woman also can be wise, discerning in this and that. 313. For not in all places, is a man wise; A woman also can be wise, quick to think about the matter. 314. Well water, the shade of a banyan tree, a courtesan, a brick house; In the cold season it is hot, and in the hot season it is cool. 315. Even one kind of woman, is said to be better by the sage; Among possessions, a woman is the best, a chief attendant, it is said. Miscellaneous Section 316. Endowed with family virtue and good qualities, devoted to all doctrines; Skilled, a supervisor of messengers, is designated a supervisor of the Dhamma. 317. Knowing the Vedas and their branches, devoted to chanting and oblations; Endowed with words of blessing, he is the royal chaplain. Grammar, astrology, treatises, phonology, etymology, And metrics, these six are said to be the limbs of the Vedas. 318. One who grasps what is said once, quick-handed, with controlled speech; A writer named Pakaṭṭha, illuminating all the scriptures. 319. Knowing all the principles of governance, skilled in riding vehicles, endowed with the qualities of bravery and heroism, is designated as a commander of the army. 320. Intelligent, skilled in speech, wise, perceptive of others' minds, steadfast, and truthful, such a one is designated as an envoy. 321. Endowed with the virtues of sons and grandsons, knowing the scriptures, skilled in cooking, brave and firm, is called a cook. 322. Knowing signs and expressions, strong and pleasing to behold, diligent, always skillful, is called a chamberlain. 323. Where is morality in a crowd of women, where is compassion in a meat-eater, where is truth in drinking alcohol, where is shame in great greed, where is skill in great laziness, where is wealth in great anger? 324. Addiction to alcohol, fondness for gambling, frequenting gatherings, addiction to play, association with bad friends, laziness, are destroyers of wealth. 325. Five are said to be dead while living, described in detail: the afflicted, the diseased, the deluded, the debtor, the constant servant. 326. Sleepiness, negligence, pleasure-seeking, disease-prone laziness, lustful, delighting in work, these seven are devoid of scriptures. 327. Cows are to all householders, nourishers, givers of wealth, therefore, like mothers and fathers, one should honor and respect them. 328. Just as mother, father, brother, and other relatives, cows are our best friends, from whom medicines are born. 329. Givers of food, givers of strength, givers of complexion, givers of happiness, knowing this benefit, they did not kill cows. 330. Those who eat cow meat, eat mother's meat, when they are dead, to vultures give their ears and let them carry them away. 331. Women's food is twice as much, intelligence is four times as much, exertion is six times as much, desire is eight times as much. 332. A fool who only praises himself does not shine in the world, but even in a covered well, a learned man shines forth. 333. Seeing sloth as fearful, and the beginning of effort as safe, be energetic, this is the Buddha's teaching. 334. Seeing conflict as fearful, and non-conflict as safe, be united and friendly, this is the Buddha's teaching. 335. Seeing heedlessness as fear, And heedfulness as safety, Cultivate the Noble Eightfold Path; This is the Buddha's instruction. 336. Blame and praise, Are impermanent and temporary; Few and one-sided, The wise should not disregard them; But discern right and wrong, Benefit and harm, good and bad. Kavidappaṇanīti 1. In the west of Pakhukkūpuraseṭṭha, Was the well-known and beautiful Kanarayagāma, Spanning four gāvutas. 2. Born there in the year Two-two-one, He had previously resided In places like Lanka and Bharata, seeking knowledge. 3. Having studied the Tipitaka At the renowned Visutārāma of the Sihalas, For nine years, Performing Saṅgīti duties. 4. Having also studied Under the wise residents of Dakkhiṇārāma, For twenty-seven years, He became famous. 5. Residing in the beautiful and well-known Sundare Jotipāla in Sundarepuraseṭṭha, He was a reciter of the Gaṇa. 6. Relying on the Pitaka And various books of Nīti, And many excellent texts, This was composed by him, honored by the wise. 7. May this excellent work of mine Endure as long as the Sāsana; May it endure, clear and excellent, For those seeking knowledge. 8. Through this excellent merit And other good deeds, May I, along with my parents, teachers, and gurus, Attain the deathless and auspicious state. "Venerable sir, the trees are now like charcoal." "Just as the month of Rammaka, O Brahmin, Is in the summer season, So it shines with tree blossoms More than other months." "Like the flowering tops of forest shrubs, In the first month of summer" – Homage to the Blessed One, the Worthy One, the Perfectly Self-Enlightened One. Praise and Promise Having paid homage to the Triple Gem, And the foremost of teachers and poets, I will compose a poem on the twelve months, Based on their respective characteristics. 1. The month of Citta, indeed, Shines more than others; The month of Rammaka, the delightful month, Hence the usage. 2. In that auspicious month of Citta, The Nāga trees are in full bloom; The Asana trees blossom, And the winds blow in the forest. 3. The Saṅkanta festival also Takes place in that month; With scented waters Sprinkling each other, greatly rejoicing. Just as the delightful month, of summer is, O Brahmin; It greatly surpasses other months, adorned with tree blossoms. The Awakened One on the full-moon day, of the dark fortnight of Citta; Early in the morning, taking up, the excellent bowl and robe; Out of compassion for the Nāgas, approached Nāgadīpa. 4. The month called Vesākha, is very distinguished, very well-known; Regarding the world's highest leader, marked by the peaceful ones. 5. In that month of Vesākha, even the campaka trees greatly blossom; Sprinkling the Bodhi tree with water, the virtuous greatly rejoice. 6. In the forests even the young birds, fly in every direction; Singing with sweet voices, delighting the ears of the people. On the second day, at mealtime, the Victor was announced; In the delightful month of Vesākha, on the full-moon day, the Lord of Sages. 7. The month considered Jeṭṭha, even among the Saugata people; Is renowned, marked, and indeed, associated with the eldest. 8. In that month of Jeṭṭha, the jasmine and forest jasmine; Blossom and spread fragrance, captivating the minds of all people. 9. The examination assembly was beautiful, in the Mandalaka region; The Jeṭṭha star in the field, shone brightly in that month. 10. The month named Āsāḷha, was exceedingly distinguished; The Buddha took rebirth, in that month, the wise sage. 11. The Awakened One also departed, set the Wheel of Dhamma in motion; The act of ordination too, they perform in that month. 12. The punnāga trees blossom, spreading fragrance in every direction; The sun stands in that month, at the northernmost point. 13. In the month of Sāvaṇa, in the sign of Leo, the bestowing of tickets is excellent; Virtuous people give, believing in the three objects. 14. The kaṭeruha plants blossom, in that month of Sāvaṇa; The Sravaṇa constellation in the sky, shone exceedingly brightly. 15. Within the rains, the Samaṇas, the offspring of the Sugata;