[224] Sāvatthiyaṃ ārāme ... atha kho māgho devaputto abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇo kevalakappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhāsi.

[225] Ekamantaṃ ṭhito kho māgho devaputto bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi kiṃsu ghatvā sukhaṃ seti kiṃsu ghatvā na socati kissassa ekadhammassa vadhaṃ rocesi gotamāti.

[226] Kodhaṃ ghatvā sukhaṃ seti kodhaṃ ghatvā na socati kodhassa visamūlassa madhuraggassa vatrabhū vadhaṃ ariyā pasaṃsanti tañhi ghatvā na socatīti.