[943] Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme . atha kho sakko devānamindo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi.

[944] Ekamantaṃ ṭhito kho sakko devānamindo bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi kiṃsu ghatvā sukhaṃ seti kiṃsu ghatvā na socati kissassa ekadhammassa vadhaṃ rocesi gotamāti.

[945] Kodhaṃ ghatvā sukhaṃ seti kodhaṃ ghatvā na socati kodhassa visamūlassa madhuraggassa vāsava vadhaṃ ariyā pasaṃsanti taṃ hi ghatvā na socatīti.