Wealth

Vittasutta

Wealth

Vittasutta

EN
“What’s a person’s best wealth? What brings happiness when practiced well? What’s the sweetest taste of all? The one they say has the best life: how do they live?”
PL
“Kiṁsūdha vittaṁ purisassa seṭṭhaṁ, Kiṁsu suciṇṇo sukhamāvahati; Kiṁsu have sādutaraṁ rasānaṁ, Kathaṁjīviṁ jīvitamāhu seṭṭhan”ti.
EN
“Faith here is a person’s best wealth. The teaching brings happiness when practiced well. Truth is the sweetest taste of all. The one they say has the best life lives by wisdom.”
PL
“Saddhīdha vittaṁ purisassa seṭṭhaṁ, Dhammo suciṇṇo sukhamāvahati; Saccaṁ have sādutaraṁ rasānaṁ, Paññājīviṁ jīvitamāhu seṭṭhan”ti.

Pāli root text and English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato from SuttaCentral (https://suttacentral.net), CC0.

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