A True PersonSappurisasutta

“Mendicants, a true person is born in a family for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of the people.“Sappuriso, bhikkhave, kule jāyamāno bahuno janassa atthāya hitāya sukhāya hoti; For the benefit, welfare, and happiness of mother and father;mātāpitūnaṁ atthāya hitāya sukhāya hoti; children and partners;puttadārassa atthāya hitāya sukhāya hoti; bondservants, workers, and staff;dāsakammakaraporisassa atthāya hitāya sukhāya hoti; friends and colleagues;mittāmaccānaṁ atthāya hitāya sukhāya hoti; and ascetics and brahmins.samaṇabrāhmaṇānaṁ atthāya hitāya sukhāya hoti.

It’s like a great rain cloud, which nourishes all the crops for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of the people.Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, mahāmegho sabbasassāni sampādento bahuno janassa atthāya hitāya sukhāya hoti; In the same way, a true person is born in a family for the benefit, welfare, and happiness of the people. …evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, sappuriso kule jāyamāno bahuno janassa atthāya hitāya sukhāya hoti;

The gods protect one who is guarded by principle,Hito bahunnaṁ paṭipajja bhoge, who uses their wealth for the welfare of the many.Taṁ devatā rakkhati dhammaguttaṁ; One who is learned, <j>with precepts and observances intact,Bahussutaṁ sīlavatūpapannaṁ, and steady in principle, doesn’t lose their reputation.Dhamme ṭhitaṁ na vijahati kitti.

Firm in principle, accomplished in ethical conduct,Dhammaṭṭhaṁ sīlasampannaṁ, truthful, conscientious;saccavādiṁ hirīmanaṁ; like a pendant of Black Plum River gold,Nekkhaṁ jambonadasseva, who is worthy to criticize them?ko taṁ ninditumarahati; Even the gods praise them,Devāpi naṁ pasaṁsanti, and by the Divinity, too, they’re praised.”brahmunāpi pasaṁsito”ti.