Verses of the Senior Monks 2.14 The Book of the Twos Chapter Two Somamitta (THAG2.14)

1.1

“Parittaṁ dārumāruyha,

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

1.2

yathā sīde mahaṇṇave;

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

1.3

Evaṁ kusītamāgamma,

So too, a person who lives well

1.4

sādhujīvīpi sīdati;

sinks by relying on a lazy person.

1.5

Tasmā taṁ parivajjeyya,

Hence you should avoid such

1.6

kusītaṁ hīnavīriyaṁ.

a lazy person who lacks energy.

2.1

Pavivittehi ariyehi,

Dwell with the noble ones

2.2

pahitattehi jhāyibhi;

who are secluded and determined

2.3

Niccaṁ āraddhavīriyehi,

and always energetic;

2.4

paṇḍitehi sahāvase”ti.

the astute who practice absorption.

2.5

… Somamitto thero ….