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 "Saddhā dutiyā purisassa hoti,
No ce assaddhiyaṃ avatiṭṭhati;
Yaso ca kittī ca tatvassa hoti,
Saggañca so gacchati sarīraṃ vihāyā"ti.

3 Atha kho aparā devatā bhagavato santike imā gāthāyo abhāsi: 

4 "Kodhaṃ jahe vippajaheyya mānaṃ,
Saṃyojanaṃ sabbamatikkameyya;
Taṃ nāmarūpasmimasajjamānaṃ,
Akiñcanaṃ nānupatanti sangā"ti.

5 "Pamādamanuyuñjanti,
bālā dummedhino janā;
Appamādañca medhāvī,
dhanaṃ seṭṭhaṃva rakkhati.

6 Mā pamādamanuyuñjetha,
mā kāmarati santhavaṃ;
Appamatto hi jhāyanto,
pappoti paramaṃ sukhan"ti.