1 Ekamantaṃ ṭhito kho khemo devaputto bhagavato santike imā gāthāyo abhāsi: 

2 "Caranti bālā dummedhā,
amitteneva attanā;
Karontā pāpakaṃ kammaṃ,
yaṃ hoti kaṭukapphalaṃ.

3 Na taṃ kammaṃ kataṃ sādhu,
yaṃ katvā anutappati;
Yassa assumukho rodaṃ,
vipākaṃ paṭisevati.

4 Tañca kammaṃ kataṃ sādhu,
yaṃ katvā nānutappati;
Yassa patīto sumano,
vipākaṃ paṭisevati.

5 Paṭikacceva taṃ kayirā,
yaṃ jaññā hitamattano;
Na sākaṭikacintāya,
mantā dhīro parakkame.

6 Yathā sākaṭiko maṭṭhaṃ,
samaṃ hitvā mahāpathaṃ;
Visamaṃ maggamāruyha,
akkhacchinnova jhāyati.

7 Evaṃ dhammā apakkamma,
adhammamanuvattiya;
Mando maccumukhaṃ patto,
akkhacchinnova jhāyatī"ti.