1. Exerting oneself in what should be shunned,
Not exerting where one should exert,
Rejecting the good and grasping at the pleasant,
One comes to envy those who exert themselves.

2. Be not attached to the beloved
And never with the unbeloved.
Not to meet the beloved is painful
As also to meet with the unbeloved.

3. Therefore hold nothing dear,
For separation from the beloved is painful.
There are no bonds for those
To whom nothing is dear or not dear.

4. From endearment springs grief,
From endearment springs fear;
For him who is free from endearment
There is neither grief nor fear.

5. From love springs grief,
From love springs fears;
For him who is free from love
There is neither grief nor fear.

6. From attachment springs grief,
From attachment springs fear;
For him who is free from attachment
There is neither grief nor fear.

7. From lust springs grief,
From lust springs fear;
For him who is free from lust
There is neither grief nor fear.

8. From craving springs grief,
From craving springs fear;
For him who is free from craving
There is neither grief nor fear.

9. He who is perfect in virtue and insight,
Is established in the Dhamma;
Who speaks the truth and fulfills his own duty -
Him do people hold dear.

10. He who has developed a wish for Nibbana,
He whose mind is thrilled (with the Three Fruits),
He whose mind is not bound by sensual pleasures,
Such a person is called Upstream-bound one'.

11. After a long absence a man comes home
Safe and sound from afar,
Kinsmen and freinds gladly welcome him.

12. Likewise, good deeds well receive the doer
Who has gone from here to the next world,
As kinsmen receive a dear friend on his return.