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What is evident and unconcealed, Form through the eye of vision; Nothing else sees all, Truly, through the eye of knowledge. 68. Good and bad people all, Are distinguished even by qualities; He does not They wane, In the presence of the unwise. 69. And whoever a matter that has arisen, Does not quickly understand; He falls under the sway of enemies, And afterwards regrets it. 70. Thus, wisdom is of great power, Subtle, thinking well; For the benefit of visible reality, Or for happiness in the hereafter. 71. That is the best strength of strengths, The foremost strength is the strength of wisdom; Supported by the strength of wisdom, The wise man finds success here. 72. By which knowledge the Noble Ones understand, The accomplishment of what is to be done; That jewel of knowledge is attained, Strive for it, you sons of the Conqueror. 73. For one who possesses the jewel of wisdom, Existence does not last long; Quickly he shows the Deathless, And he does not delight in existence. 74. The foolish, those of dull wit, Devote themselves to negligence; But the wise man guards diligence, Like a most excellent treasure. 75. By the gain of wealth, merit, and wisdom, The wise man spends his time; But the dull-witted, by playing, Or by sleep or quarreling. 76. When the wise man drives away negligence by diligence, Ascending the palace of wisdom, Sorrowless, he looks down upon the sorrowing people, As one on a mountain peak looks down upon those on the ground, The wise man looks upon the fools. 77. There is no affection like self-love, There is no wealth like grain; There is no light like wisdom, And rain is the supreme reservoir. 78. He who understands the meaning in this visible world, And the meaning in the world beyond; The wise man, understanding the meaning, Is called a "wise man." 79. Not by much speaking Does one become wise; He who is secure, without enmity, without fear, Is called a "wise man." 80. In whom are truth and righteousness, Non-violence, restraint, and self-control; He who is free from defilement, wise, Is called an "elder." 81. He who knows his own virtues and faults, Is truly wise; He who knows the virtues and faults of others, Is truly wise. 82. With mindfulness, energy, and wisdom, He conducts himself in his activities; That wise man indeed will be, One who has grasped both benefits. 83. Grateful, endowed with knowledge, Of good birth, and wealthy; And he is of a discerning character, Free from suffering, he is a wise man. All beings are owners of their karma. , Deeds divide beings. 84. He who sees the obvious, And he who sees the round of rebirths in them; The latter is more worthy of reverence, Because he sees well in both respects. 85. Content with little, blameless, And easily obtained; Knowing moderation, easy to support, A wise person should live. 86. First, one should establish Oneself in what is proper; Then one may instruct others, A wise person should not be defiled. 87. To the best assembly, indeed, The best speech is the best; He should speak without reproach, extensively, That is priceless in the three worlds. 88. The well-spoken words of the wise, Only the wise truly understand; The dull-witted do not understand it, The wise cherish the wise. 89. By whatever means, Another gains recognition; If the meaning is lost in the words, A wise person should not speak it. 90. "The mouth is for eating and speaking," He should not say; Whatever word comes to the mouth, A wise person should consider. 91. Another's power, along with one's own power, Is difficult for a person to know accurately; If he knows his own power, What need to speak of another's power? 92. The wise person who Returns a kindness done by another; He knows and declares it, Not a fool who appropriates merit. 93. One should not do too much, One should not think about the future; The discerning live In the present moment. 94. In matters of Dhamma, desire mindfulness, In flavors, desire salt; In royal affairs, a minister, In all places, a wise person. 95. The warrior is best among people, Those who are mindful of lineage; But he who is accomplished in knowledge and conduct, Is best among gods and humans. 96. The Buddha is the best of bipeds, The thoroughbred the best of quadrupeds; Obedience is best among wives, And he who is obedient to his sons. 97. Purposeful, unconfused, Suitable, and proper range; These four should be learned, Developers of full awareness. 98. Wisdom, indeed, without listening, No one attains; Without approaching the learned, Righteous in Dhamma, without discernment. 99. The intention is very difficult to understand, Because it exists in the text; Therefore Let him attend, A wise man, respecting the venerable. Conduct-Instruction 100. Oneself is one's own protector, Who else could be the protector? By oneself, well-controlled, One gains a protector hard to find. 101. If one knows oneself to be dear, Let one guard oneself well; One of the three watches, A wise man should be vigilant. 102. By oneself one makes fortune, By oneself one makes misfortune; For neither fortune nor misfortune, Does another make for another. 103. Not afflicted by their own suffering, the wise Abandon deeds with pleasant results; Nor, though intoxicated by pleasure, deluded, Do they commit evil deeds. 104. He who accepts neither blame nor praise, Neither censure nor honor; From him, glory and fortune depart, Like water from a high place after heavy rain. 105. Good is a king who delights in Dhamma, Good is a man who is wise; Good is one who is not treacherous to friends, Good is not doing evil, happiness. 106. The doer of good (reaps) good, And the doer of evil, evil; Whatever seed one sows, That is the fruit one reaps. 107. One should protect life with wisdom, One should protect wealth with effort; Thus, one is healthy and happy, This is an ancient saying. 108. Gradually, the intelligent man, Little by little, moment by moment; Like a smith (removing) silver dross, Removes the impurity from himself. 109. Guarding speech, well-restrained in mind, And with body, let him do no unwholesome deed; Let him purify these three paths of action, And cultivate the path proclaimed by the seers. 110. One should not associate with the bad, A wise man should associate with the good; The bad go to hell, The good attain a happy destiny. 111. Even not doing evil, If one associates with the doer; One is suspected of evil, And disrepute grows for him. 112. Come from the community, even with unpleasant things, A mango is sweet-fruited; Like bitter pus before, A man is truly alive. 113. A person served by the base, Always declines; Never does he diminish, Who associates with his equal. 114. Endowed with color, smell, and taste, This mango was. Receiving that very worship, Why is the mango bitter-fruited? 115. Surrounded by neem trees, Mango, you have a curd-vehicle; Root intertwined with root, Branch leaning on branch; Due to the proximity of the unwholesome, That's why the mango is bitter-fruited. 116. Quickly partaking of the best food, Desiring benefit and great growth; One should cultivate oneself further, Therefore the wise one arises. 117. Glass, through contact with gold, Assumes a brilliant, golden hue; Likewise, through association, The fool attains proficiency. 118. Even a worm, through association with jasmine, Ascends to the heads of nobles; Even a base person attains divinity, When well-established in great virtue. 119. Associate only with the good, Make friendship with the good; Knowing the good's true Dhamma, One gains wisdom, not otherwise. 120. Associate only with the good, Make friendship with the good; Knowing the good's true Dhamma, One is freed from all suffering. 121. Even once, son of good family, Association with the good occurs; That association protects him, Not much association with the bad. 122. Better an enemy who is wise, Than one who is compassionate to fools. 123. Seeking one who is virtuous, wise, A giver of support by day, And very learned, One should attend to him, caring for one's welfare. 124. Avoiding evil friends, One should attend to the best of persons; And abide by his advice, Desiring unwavering happiness. 125. Do not associate with evil friends, Do not associate with the lowest of men; Associate with good friends, Associate with the best of men. 126. A flawless lotus-like face, And flawless speech; They shine as if adorned, What need have they of adornment? 127. Not indeed are those endowed with beauty, Charming and pleasing to behold; Harsh speech is pleasing, In this world and the next. 128. Do we not see this dark woman, Ugly, marked with moles; The Koel, with her gentle voice, Is dear to the hands of many. 129. Therefore, with gentle speech, Speaking words of counsel, not arrogant; He reveals meaning and Dhamma, Sweet is his speech. 130. That very speech b Let him speak pleasantly, That which does not torment beings; And let him not injure others, That is truly well-spoken speech. 131. Let him speak pleasant speech, Speech that is welcomed; That, without incurring evils, He speaks pleasantly to others. 132. Truth is indeed immortal speech, This is the ancient law; In truth, meaning, and law, The good are said to be established. 133. Well-spoken words, and the Dhamma, Pleasantness, and truth itself; Endowed with these four qualities, A wise man should speak. 134. Let him speak only what is pleasing, Never what is displeasing; For one who speaks pleasingly, Success is a ready medicine. 135. What he says, let him do, What he does not say, let him not do; The wise know well One who speaks but does not do. 136. Let him not speak secret counsel, Nor utter harsh words to one's face; Let him speak without haste, And not speak in haste. 137. Speak no harsh word to anyone,