Here he rejoices, hereafter he rejoices; one who performed meritorious deeds rejoices in both existences. He rejoices and greatly rejoices when he sees the purity of his own deeds.

Here he grieves, he grieves hereafter. In both worlds the wrong-doer grieves. He grieves, he’s afflicted, seeing the corruption of his deeds.

As rain does not break through a well-thatched house, passion will not break through a well-reflecting mind.

Just as rain breaks through an ill-thatched house, so passion penetrates an undeveloped mind.

They who know truth in truth, and untruth in untruth, arrive at truth, and follow true desires.

They take untruth for truth; they take truth for untruth; such persons can never arrive at the truth, for they hold wrong views.

Whoever is master of his own nature, Bright, clear and true, He may indeed wear the yellow robe.

He who is not free from taints of moral defilements (kilesas) and yet dons the yellow robe, who lacks restraint in his senses and (speaks not the) truth is unworthy of the yellow robe.

Just as a storm cannot prevail against a rocky mountain, so Mara can never overpower the man who lives meditating on the impurities, who is controlled in his senses, moderate in eating, and filled with faith and earnest effort.

How easily the wind overturns a frail tree. Seek happiness in the senses, indulge in food and sleep, and you too will be uprooted