“What is it that causes a man to be born,
what is it that runs him about;
what is it that undergoes the wandering on,
what is his greatest fear?”

“Thirsting causes a man to be born,
mental states runs him about;
a being undergoes the wandering on,
suffering is his greatest fear.”

kiṃ su janeti purisaṃ,
kiṃ su tassa vidhāvati;
kiṃ su saṃsāramāpādi,
kiṃ su tassa mahabbhayanti.

taṇhā janeti purisaṃ,
cittamassa vidhāvati;
satto saṃsāramāpādi,
dukkhamassa mahabbhayanti.