[112] Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme . atha kho sambahulā satullapakāyikā devatāyo abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṃsu upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhaṃsu.

[113] Ekamantaṃ ṭhitā kho ekā devatā bhagavato santike imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi saddhā dutiyā purisassa hoti no ce assaddhiyamavatiṭṭhati yaso ca kittī ca tatvassa hoti saggañca so gacchati sarīraṃ pahāyāti. Kodhaṃ jahe vippajaheyya mānaṃ saññojanaṃ sabbamatikkameyya taṃ nāmarūpasmimasajjamānaṃ akiñcanaṃ nānupatanti saṅgāti.

[114] Pamādamanuyuñjanti bālā dummedhino janā appamādañca medhāvī dhanaṃ seṭṭhaṃva rakkhati mā pamādamanuyuñjetha mā kāmaratisanthavaṃ appamatto hi jhāyanto pappoti paramaṃ sukhanti.