Thag 4.3

Sabhiyattheragāthā

“Pare ca na vijānanti, mayamettha yamāmase; Ye ca tattha vijānanti, tato sammanti medhagā.

Sabhiya

When others do not understand, let us, who do understand this, restrain ourselves in this regard; for that is how conflicts are laid to rest.

Yadā ca avijānantā, iriyantyamarā viya; Vijānanti ca ye dhammaṁ, āturesu anāturā.

And when those who don’t understand behave as though they were immortal, those who understand the Dhamma are like the healthy among the sick.

Yaṁ kiñci sithilaṁ kammaṁ, saṅkiliṭṭhañca yaṁ vataṁ; Saṅkassaraṁ brahmacariyaṁ, na taṁ hoti mahapphalaṁ.

Any lax act, any corrupt observance, or suspicious spiritual life, is not very fruitful.

Yassa sabrahmacārīsu, gāravo nūpalabbhati; Ārakā hoti saddhammā, nabhaṁ puthaviyā yathā”ti.

Whoever has no respect for their spiritual companions is as far from true Dhamma as the firmament from the earth.