1 At Savatthi.

123. “Not by this calamity [called] life,
[this] body that depends on nutriment;
appeasement of the heart is not by food,
having seen thus, I wander seeking [alms].

124. Truly, they declare it as "a bog",
that which is worship and veneration [when] among families;
honor is difficult for the worthless man to give up,
a subtle dart, so hard to extract.”

1 sāvatthi.

123. nayidaṃ anayena jīvitaṃ
nāhāro hadayassa santiko,
āhāraṭṭhitiko samussayo
iti disvāna carāmi esanaṃ.

124. paṅkoti hi naṃ pavedayuṃ
yāyaṃ vandanapūjanā kulesu,
sukhumaṃ sallaṃ durubbahaṃ
sakkāro kāpurisena dujjaho'ti.