1 Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Atha kho sambahulā satullapakāyikā devatāyo abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṃ jetavanaṃ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasankamiṃsu; upasankamitvā bhagavantaṃ abhivādetvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhaṃsu. Ekamantaṃ ṭhitā kho ekā devatā bhagavato santike imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi: 

2 "Maccherā ca pamādā ca,
evaṃ dānaṃ na dīyati;
Puññaṃ ākankhamānena,
deyyaṃ hoti vijānatā"ti.

3 Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imā gāthāyo abhāsi: 

4 "Yasseva bhīto na dadāti maccharī,
Tadevādadato bhayaṃ;
Jighacchā ca pipāsā ca,
Yassa bhāyati maccharī;
Tameva bālaṃ phusati,
Asmiṃ loke paramhi ca.

5 Tasmā vineyya maccheraṃ,
dajjā dānaṃ malābhibhū;
Puññāni paralokasmiṃ,
patiṭṭhā honti pāṇinan"ti.

6 Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imā gāthāyo abhāsi: 

7 "Te matesu na mīyanti,
panthānaṃva sahabbajaṃ;
Appasmiṃ ye pavecchanti,
esa dhammo sanantano.

8 Appasmeke pavecchanti,
bahuneke na dicchare;
Appasmā dakkhiṇā dinnā,
sahassena samaṃ mitā"ti.

9 Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imā gāthāyo abhāsi: 

10 "Duddadaṃ dadamānānaṃ,
dukkaraṃ kamma kubbataṃ;
Asanto nānukubbanti,
sataṃ dhammo duranvayo.

11 Tasmā satañca asataṃ,
nānā hoti ito gati;
Asanto nirayaṃ yanti,
santo saggaparāyanā"ti.

12 Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike etadavoca:  "kassa nu kho, bhagavā, subhāsitan"ti?

13 "Sabbāsaṃ vo subhāsitaṃ pariyāyena; api ca mamapi suṇātha – 

14 Dhammaṃ care yopi samuñjakaṃ care,
Dārañca posaṃ dadamappakasmiṃ;
Sataṃ sahassānaṃ sahassayāginaṃ,
Kalampi nāgghanti tathāvidhassa te"ti.

15 Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi: 

16 "Kenesa yañño vipulo mahaggato,
Samena dinnassa na agghameti;
Kathaṃ sataṃ sahassānaṃ sahassayāginaṃ,
Kalampi nāgghanti tathāvidhassa te"ti.

17 "Dadanti heke visame niviṭṭhā,
Chetvā vadhitvā atha socayitvā;
Sā dakkhiṇā assumukhā sadaṇḍā,
Samena dinnassa na agghameti.

18 Evaṃ sataṃ sahassānaṃ sahassayāginaṃ,
Kalampi nāgghanti tathāvidhassa te"ti.