One who engages in what is not suitable, and neglects what is suitable; Clinging to what is pleasing, having given up their true welfare, envies those devoted to diligent effort.

Do not associate with what is pleasing, nor with what is displeasing; For separation from the beloved is suffering, and so too is the sight of the unloved.

Therefore, do not hold anything as beloved, for separation from the beloved is painful; There are no bonds for those, for whom there is neither the beloved nor the unloved.

From beloved arises sorrow, from beloved arises fear; For one who is freed from the beloved, there is no sorrow—whence fear?

From fondness arises sorrow, from fondness arises fear; For one who is freed from fondness, there is no sorrow—whence fear?

From delight arises sorrow, from delight arises fear; For one who is freed from delight, there is no sorrow—whence fear?

From sensual pleasures arises sorrow, from sensual pleasures arises fear; For one who is free from sensual pleasures, there is no sorrow—whence fear?

From craving arises sorrow, from craving arises fear; For one who is free from craving, there is no sorrow—whence fear?

Endowed with virtue and vision, firmly established in the Dhamma, who knows the truth; Who does what ought to be done, such a person is dear to the people.

One who aspires for the ineffable, and is suffused by it in their mind; whose mind is unattached to sensual pleasures— such a one is said to "flow upstream".

When one who has been away for a long time, returns safely from afar; Their relatives, friends, and well-wishers, welcome them back with delight.

In the same way, when one who has made merit, passes on from this world to the next; Their merits welcome them, like relatives welcoming a dear one home.