45. Yassete caturo dhammā saddhassa gharam-esino:
That faithful householder who has these four things:

Saccaṁ dhammo dhiti cāgo, sa ve pecca na socati.
Truth, wisdom, Ettha sussūsapaññānāmena vutto dhammo; herein what is known as the wisdom of wanting to learn is what is called Dhamma.⁰¹ courage, charity, after passing away does not grieve.

46. Sakid-eva Sutasoma sabbhi hoti samāgamo,
Let there be a meeting with virtuous people at once, Sutasoma,

Sā naṁ saṅgati pāleti, nāsabbhi bahusaṅgamo.
Protect and associate with them, not coming together with the unvirtuous.

47. Sabbhi-r-eva samāsetha, sabbhi kubbetha santhavaṁ,
Sit down together with the virtuous, be acquainted with the virtuous,

Sataṁ Saddhammam-aññāya – seyyo hoti, na pāpiyo.
With the good who know the True Dhamma – that is best, not with the wicked.

48. Jīranti ve Rājarathā sucittā,
Beautiful Royal chariots decay,

Atho sarīram-pi jaraṁ upeti,
So too our body will come to decay,

Satañ-ca Dhammo na jaraṁ upeti,
But the Dhamma of the good will not come to decay,

Santo have sabbhi pavedayanti.
The good and virtuous proclaim it is so.

49. Nabhañ-ca dūre pathavī ca dūre,
The sky is far, far away (from) the earth,

Pāraṁ samuddassa tad-āhu dūre,
The crossing of the ocean, that is far, they say,

Tato have dūrataraṁ vadanti,
But they say that even further than that,

Satañ-ca Dhammaṁ Text, ChS, Thai: Dhammo; it seems to me though that an accusative is needed. ⁰² asatañ-ca Rāja.
King, is the Dhamma of the good from (the Dhamma of) the bad.

50. Dhaññaṁ dhanaṁ rajataṁ jātarūpaṁ,
Grain, corn, silver and gold,

Pariggahañ-cāpi yad-atthi kiñci,
And whatever other possessions there are,

Dāsā kammakarā pessā, ye cassa anujīvino.
Slaves, servants, messengers, and those who live in dependence.

Sabbaṁ n' ādāya gantabbaṁ, sabbaṁ nikkhippagāminaṁ.
(Dying) he must go without taking anything, he goes after abandoning everything.

51. Yañ-ca karoti kāyena, vācāya udacetasā,
But what he does by body, word and mind,

Tañ-hi tassa sakaṁ hoti, tañ-ca ādāya gacchati,
That is truly his own, taking that along he goes,

Tañ-cassa anugaṁ hoti, chāyā va anapāyinī.
He is followed along by that, like a shadow follows one.

52. Tasmā kareyya kalyāṇaṁ, nicayaṁ samparāyikaṁ,
Therefore he should do what is good, accumulating for the next world,

Puññāni paralokasmiṁ patiṭṭhā honti pāṇinaṁ.
In the next world merits are the support of living beings.

53. Dhanaṁ caje yo pana aṅgahetu, ChS, Thai: Caje dhanaṁ aṅgavarassa hetu; For the sake of an excellent limb, he would give up wealth? ⁰³
He who, for the sake of a limb, would give up wealth,

Aṅgaṁ caje jīvitaṁ rakkhamāno;
Would give up a limb for saving his life;

Aṅgaṁ dhanaṁ jīvitañ-cāpi sabbaṁ,
* But a man remembering the Dhamma,

Caje naro Dhammam-anussaranto.
Should (be prepared to) give up limb, wealth, life and all.

54. Dhammo have rakkhati Dhammacāriṁ,
The Dhamma protects the one who lives by the Dhamma,

Dhammo suciṇṇo sukham-āvahāti,
The Dhamma well-practised brings happiness, Comm: chasu kāmasaggesu sukhaṁ āvahati; brings the happiness of the six Heavenly sense realms. ⁰⁵

Esānisaṁso Dhamme suciṇṇe,
This is the advantage of the Dhamma well-practised,

Na duggatiṁ gacchati Dhammacārī.
He who lives by the Dhamma does not go to a bad destination.

55. Na hi Dhammo adhammo ca ubho samavipākino,
Therefore the Dhamma and false Dhamma do not have the same result,

Adhammo Nirayaṁ neti, Dhammo pāpeti Suggatiṁ.
False Dhamma leads to the Nether Regions, the Dhamma causes one to attain a Happy State.

56. Kammaṁ vijjā ca dhammo ca, sīlaṁ jīvitam-uttamaṁ,
Deeds, knowledge and (other) things, The comm. makes these three equivalent to the threefold training: Tattha kamman-ti Maggacetanā; vijjā ti Maggapaññā; dhammo ti samādhipakkhikā dhammā; herein, deeds means being intent on the Path; knowledge means wisdom regarding the Path; and (other) things means those things on the side of concentration. ⁰⁶ and virtue are the life supreme,

Etena maccā sujjhanti, na gottena dhanena vā.
By these mortals are purified, not by their clan or their wealth.

57. Vācaṁ manañ-ca paṇidhāya sammā,
Through rightly aspiring with voice and mind,

Kāyena pāpāni akubbamāno,
(And) doing nothing wicked with the body,

Bahunnapānaṁ gharam-āvasanto,
One living in a household, with abundant food and drinks,

Saddho mudū saṁvibhāgī vadaññū,
(Should be) faithful, gentle, generous, bountiful,

Saṅgāhako sakhilo saṇhavāco -
Kind in heart, kind-spoken, of polished speech -

Etthaṭṭhito paralokaṁ na bhāye.
One who lives like this need not fear the world to come.

58. Yassete caturo dhammā, Vānarinda, yathā tava:
He who, monkey-King, like you, has these four things:

Saccaṁ dhammo dhiti cāgo, diṭṭhaṁ so ativattati.
Truth, wisdom, courage, charity, will overcome his foe. Comm: Diṭṭhan-ti paccāmittaṁ; diṭṭha here being equal to Sanskrit dviṣṭa, not in PED. Cf. this verse with 45 above. ⁰⁷

59. Yassete ca tayo dhammā, Vānarinda yathā tava:
He who, monkey-King, like you, has these three things:

Dakkhiyaṁ sūriyaṁ paññā, The Comm. explains dakkhiyaṁ by dakkhabhāvo, and sūriyaṁ by sūrabhāvo; and says: paññā ti paññāpadaṭṭhānāya upāyapaññāyetaṁ nāmaṁ; this is a name for wisdom as proximate cause, wisdom in means. ⁰⁸ diṭṭhaṁ so ativattati.
Dexterity, heroism, wisdom, will overcome his foe.

60. Ukkaṭṭhe sūram-icchanti; mantīsu akutūhalaṁ;
In battle Comm: saṅgāme sampahāre; in war, in battle. ⁰⁹ they wish for a hero; in advice for calmness (of speech);

Piyañ-ca annapānamhi, atthe jāte ca Paṇḍitaṁ.
In food and drink for a friend; when need arises (they wish) for a Wise One.

61. Yo pāṇabhūtāni aheṭhayaṁ caraṁ,
He who lives without hurting living beings,

Parūpavādā na karoti Text, BJT, ChS: karonti; plural form, where a singular is needed. ¹⁰ pāpaṁ,
(Fears) others' blame Comm: parassa upavādabhayena. ¹¹ and does nothing wicked,

Bhīruṁ pasaṁsanti, na tattha sūraṁ,
They praise the cautious one, not the adventurer in this,

Bhayā hi santo na karonti pāpaṁ.
Through fear (of blame) the good do nothing wicked.

62. Dullabho Purisājañño, na so sabbattha jāyati,
A Well-Bred Man is rare, he is not born anywhere, The comm. explains that the well-bred man is a Buddha, and that they are born only in the Middle Lands. ¹²

Yattha so jāyate Dhīro, taṁ kulaṁ sukham-edhati.
Wherever the Wise One is born, that family gains happiness.