Old Age

Jarāsutta

Old Age

Jarāsutta

EN
“What’s still good in old age? What’s good when grounded? What is people’s treasure? What’s hard for thieves to take?”
PL
“Kiṁsu yāva jarā sādhu, kiṁsu sādhu patiṭṭhitaṁ; Kiṁsu narānaṁ ratanaṁ, kiṁsu corehi dūharan”ti.
EN
“Ethics are still good in old age. Faith is good when grounded. Wisdom is people’s treasure. Merit’s hard for thieves to take.”
PL
“Sīlaṁ yāva jarā sādhu, saddhā sādhu patiṭṭhitā; Paññā narānaṁ ratanaṁ, puññaṁ corehi dūharan”ti.

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

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