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209. One who exerts himself in what is not befitting
And in the befitting exerts not,
Having abandoned the beneficial, grasping for the dear,
Envies the one who applies himself.
210 Let one not be together with the dear,
Nor ever with those that are not dear;
Not to see the dear is misery,
So too is it to see the non-dear.
211 Therefore, let one not make endearment,
For separation from the dear is bad.
For whom there is neither the dear nor non-dear,
For them are bonds not found.
212 From the dear arises grief.
From the dear arises fear.
For one set free from endearment,
There is no grief. Whence fear?
213 From affection arises grief.
From affection arises fear.
For one set free from affection.
There is no grief. Whence fear?
214 From sensual attachment arises grief.
From sensual attachment arises fear.
For one set free from sensual attachment,
There is no grief. Whence fear?
215 From sensual desire arises grief.
From sensual desire arises fear.
For one set free from sensual desire,
There is no grief. Whence fear?
216 From craving arises grief.
From craving arises fear.
For one set free from craving.,
Where is no grief. Whence fear?
217 The one endowed with virtue and vision,
Established in dhamma, speaking truth,
That one, doing his own tasks,
The folk hold dear.
218 One in whom a wish for the Undefined is born,
Who would be clear in mind,
Whose heart is not bound in sensual pleasures,
Is called “one whose stream is upward bound”.
219 As when a person long absent
Has come safely from afar,
Relatives, friends, and well wishers
Greet with delight the one who has returned;
220. Just so, one who has done wholesome deeds
Has gone from this world to the beyond –
The wholesome deeds receive such a one,
Like relatives, a dear one who has returned.