A Collection of Buddhist Wisdom Verses - Ancient Buddhist Texts

25: Women
AN 7.63 Sattabhariyāsuttaṁ
The Seven Types of Wife
The Buddha describes the seven types of wife that
are found in the world, and what their destiny is.
480. Paduṭṭhacittā ahitānukampinī,
Aññesu rattā atimaññate patiṁ,
Dhanena kītassa, vadhāya ussukā,
Yā evarūpā purisassa bhar i yā:
Vadhakā ca bhar i yā ti ca sā pavuccati.
Corrupt, without pity or compassion,
Passionate and despising her husband,
Bought with wealth, bent on murder,
The wife of a man who acts in this way:
A murdering wife is what she is called.
481. Yaṁ itthiyā vindati sāmiko dhanaṁ,
Sippaṁ vaṇijjañ-ca kasiṁ adiṭṭhahaṁ,
Appam-pi tasmā apahātum-icchati,
Yā evarūpā purisassa bhar i yā,
Corī ca bhar i yā ti ca sā pavuccati.
That woman who enjoys her husband's wealth,
Gained by his craft, his trading or farming,
She who wants to steal even a little,
The wife of a man who acts in this way:
A pillaging wife is what she is called.
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