Getting OldNajīratisutta

“What ages, what does not age?“Kiṁ jīrati kiṁ na jīrati, What’s called a deviation?kiṁsu uppathoti vuccati; What’s a roadblock for skillful qualities?Kiṁsu dhammānaṁ paripantho, What is ending day and night?kiṁsu rattindivakkhayo; What’s the stain of celibacy?Kiṁ malaṁ brahmacariyassa, What’s the waterless bath?kiṁ sinānamanodakaṁ.

How many holes are there in the world,Kati lokasmiṁ chiddāni, where one’s wealth leaks out?yattha vittaṁ na tiṭṭhati; We’ve come to ask the worthy sir:Bhagavantaṁ puṭṭhumāgamma, how are we to understand this?”kathaṁ jānemu taṁ mayan”ti.

“The physical form of mortals gets old,“Rūpaṁ jīrati maccānaṁ, but their name and clan don’t.nāmagottaṁ na jīrati; Lust is called a deviation,Rāgo uppathoti vuccati.

and greed is a roadblock for skillful qualities.Lobho dhammānaṁ paripantho, Youth is ending day and night.Vayo rattindivakkhayo; Women are the stain of chastity,Itthī malaṁ brahmacariyassa, to which this generation clings.Etthāyaṁ sajjate pajā; Fervor and chastityTapo ca brahmacariyañca, are the waterless bath.Taṁ sinānamanodakaṁ.

There are six holes in the world,Cha lokasmiṁ chiddāni, where one’s wealth leaks out:yattha vittaṁ na tiṭṭhati; laziness and negligence,Ālasyañca pamādo ca, lack of initiative and lack of restraint,anuṭṭhānaṁ asaṁyamo; sleepiness and sloth.Niddā tandī ca te chidde, You should completely get rid of these holes!”sabbaso taṁ vivajjaye”ti.