Dukanipāta

The Book of the Twos

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Theragāthā 2.14

Verses of the Senior Monks 2.14

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Dukanipāta

The Book of the Twos

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Dutiyavagga

Chapter Two

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Somamittattheragāthā

Somamitta

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“Parittaṁ dārumāruyha,

If you’re lost in the middle of a great sea,

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yathā sīde mahaṇṇave;

and you clamber up on a little log, you’ll sink.

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Evaṁ kusītamāgamma,

So too, a person who lives well

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sādhujīvīpi sīdati;

sinks by relying on a lazy person.

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Tasmā taṁ parivajjeyya,

Hence you should avoid such

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kusītaṁ hīnavīriyaṁ.

a lazy person who lacks energy.

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Pavivittehi ariyehi,

Dwell with the noble ones

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pahitattehi jhāyibhi;

who are secluded and determined

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Niccaṁ āraddhavīriyehi,

and always energetic;

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paṇḍitehi sahāvase”ti.

the astute who practice absorption.

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… Somamitto thero ….