306
Abhūtavādī nirayaṁ upeti,
Yo vāpi katvā na karomi cāha;
Ubhopi te pecca samā bhavanti,
Nihīnakammā manujā parattha.
One who speaks falsely falls into |hell::a place of intense suffering, lit. no good fortune [niraya]|,
as does one who, having done wrong, claims, ‘I did not do it’;
Both of them, having passed away, become alike,
people of base actions in the hereafter.
307
Kāsāvakaṇṭhā bahavo,
pāpadhammā asaññatā;
Pāpā pāpehi kammehi,
nirayaṁ te upapajjare.
Many who wear the ochre robes,
are |endowed with harmful qualities::one who has had a long association of harmful mental qualities - of negligence, laziness, having many wishes, irrational application of mind, lack of situational awareness, having bad friends, pursuing bad habits [pāpadhamma]|, |unrestrained::uncontrolled [asaññata]|;
Endowed with unwholesomeness, through |harmful::injurious, destructive, bad, or evil [pāpaka]| actions,
they are reborn in hell.
308
Seyyo ayoguḷo bhutto,
tatto aggisikhūpamo;
Yañce bhuñjeyya dussīlo,
raṭṭhapiṇḍamasaññato.
Better to swallow an iron ball,
blazing like a fiery flame;
Than for an |unprincipled::without regard for ethical conduct [dussīla]| and unrestrained person,
to consume alms given by the people.
309
Cattāri ṭhānāni naro pamatto,
Āpajjati paradārūpasevī;
Apuññalābhaṁ na nikāmaseyyaṁ,
Nindaṁ tatīyaṁ nirayaṁ catutthaṁ.
Four states are experienced by a man who dwells |negligently::inattentively, carelessly [pamatta]|,
who |gets involved with another’s partner::commits adultery [paradārūpasevī]|;
Accumulation of demerit, loss of pleasant sleep,
|blame::criticism, disapproval [nindā]|, and rebirth in hell.
310
Apuññalābho ca gatī ca pāpikā,
Bhītassa bhītāya ratī ca thokikā;
Rājā ca daṇḍaṁ garukaṁ paṇeti,
Tasmā naro paradāraṁ na seve.
Accumulation of demerit and a bad destination,
and brief is the pleasure of one who is frightened;
For this, |authorities::king, ruler, government [rāja]| impose a heavy punishment,
a man therefore should not get involved with another’s partner.
311
Kuso yathā duggahito,
hatthamevānukantati;
Sāmaññaṁ dupparāmaṭṭhaṁ,
nirayāyupakaḍḍhati.
Just as |kusa grass::sharp-bladed grass used in the ancient India in ceremonies and symbolic contexts [kusa]|, if wrongly grasped,
cuts the hand;
So too, the |spiritual life::ascetic life, monkhood [sāmañña]|, if wrongly undertaken,
drags one down to hell.
312
Yaṁ kiñci sithilaṁ kammaṁ,
saṅkiliṭṭhañca yaṁ vataṁ;
Saṅkassaraṁ brahmacariyaṁ,
na taṁ hoti mahapphalaṁ.
Any |unaspirated::lax, slack [sithila]| action,
or any impure observance;
Or a spiritual life that is lived |with uncertainty::with doubt, hesitation, or indecision [saṅkassara]|,
does not bear great fruit.
313
Kayirā ce kayirāthenaṁ,
daḷhamenaṁ parakkame;
Sithilo hi paribbājo,
bhiyyo ākirate rajaṁ.
If one acts, one should act with |firmness::unwaveringly [daḷhaṃ]|,
one should apply persistent effort;
For one who is slack after |having gone forth::a homeless spiritual seeker [paribbāja]|,
|just stirs up dust all the more::merely increases mental defilements [bhiyyo ākirate rajaṁ]|.
314
Akataṁ dukkaṭaṁ seyyo,
pacchā tappati dukkaṭaṁ;
Katañca sukataṁ seyyo,
yaṁ katvā nānutappati.
Better is a wrong action not done,
for one later |regrets::suffers remorse, burns [tappati]| a wrong action;
Better is a good action that is done,
for having done it, one does not regret.
315
Nagaraṁ yathā paccantaṁ,
guttaṁ santarabāhiraṁ;
Evaṁ gopetha attānaṁ,
khaṇo vo mā upaccagā;
Khaṇātītā hi socanti,
nirayamhi samappitā.
Just as a |border::frontier, outlying [paccanta]| city,
is |guarded::protected, kept watch over [gutta]| both inside and outside,
so should you watch yourselves,
lest the |opportunity::moment [khaṇa]| slip away;
For those who let their opportunity pass,
grieve, having fallen into hell.
316
Alajjitāye lajjanti,
lajjitāye na lajjare;
Micchādiṭṭhisamādānā,
sattā gacchanti duggatiṁ.
|Ashamed of::embarrassed about [lajjati]| what is not shameful,
and not ashamed of what is shameful;
Having adopted wrong views,
beings go to a |bad destination::state of misery [duggati]|.
317
Abhaye bhayadassino,
bhaye cābhayadassino;
Micchādiṭṭhisamādānā,
sattā gacchanti duggatiṁ.
|Fearing::being wary of, being apprehensive of [bhayadassī]| in what is not fearful,
and not fearing in what is truly fearful;
Having adopted wrong views,
beings go to a bad destination.
318
Avajje vajjamatino,
vajje cāvajjadassino;
Micchādiṭṭhisamādānā,
sattā gacchanti duggatiṁ.
|Seeing fault::perceiving as blameworthy [vajjamatī]| where there is none,
and seeing no fault where there is fault;
Having adopted wrong views,
beings go to a bad destination.
319
Vajjañca vajjato ñatvā,
avajjañca avajjato;
Sammādiṭṭhisamādānā,
sattā gacchanti suggatiṁ.
Recognizing |fault::error, mistake, wrong [vajja]| in what is faulty,
and no fault in what is faultless;
Having adopted right views,
beings go to a good destination.