A Collection of Buddhist Wisdom Verses - Ancient Buddhist Texts

2: Wickedness
29. Akkhitthiyo vāruṇī naccagītaṁ,
Divā soppaṁ, pāricar i yā akāle,
Pāpā ca mittā, sukadar i yatā ca,
Ete cha ṭhānā purisaṁ dhaṁsayanti.
Addiction to women, drink, song and dance,
Sleeping in the day, wandering at night,
Having wicked friends, and being stingy:
These six things will surely destroy a man.
30. Akkhehi dibbanti, suraṁ pivanti,
Yant' itthiyo pāṇasamā paresaṁ,
Nihīnasevī na ca vuddhasevī,
Nihīyate kāḷapakkhe va candimā.
Through playing with dice and drinking liquor,
Going to others' wives, held dear as life,
Practicing what is base, not what prospers,
He wanes like the moon in the dark fortnight.
31. Yo vāruṇi adhano akiñcano,
Pipāso pivaṁ papaṁ gato,
Udakam-iva iṇaṁ vigāhati,
Akulaṁ kāhati khippam-attano.
He who drinks too much, and is destitute,
Thirsty for drink like one come to water,
Who falls into debt as into a river,
He quickly undoes his own family.
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