Ja 103 The Story about Enemies
(Verijātaka)
In the present when Anāthapiṇḍika is returning from a village he sees robbers lurking by the wayside, and determines to hasten to his destination. The Buddha tells a story of how he did the same thing in a past life himself (full story).
1. Yattha verī nivisati, na vase tattha paṇḍito,
Ekarattaṁ dvirattaṁ vā dukkhaṁ vasati verisū ti.
Wherever an enemy resides, there the wise one does not reside, he who for one or two nights dwells amongst enemies has suffering.
In this connection, an enemy means a person endowed with hostile intent.
Resides means is established.
There the wise one does not reside means in whatever place that person who is an enemy being established, dwells, in that place the wise one endowed with wisdom does not dwell.
What is the reason? He who for one or two nights dwells amongst enemies has suffering, because of dwelling together with enemies for one or two days he dwells with suffering, this is the meaning.