SāṭimattiyaSāṭimattiyattheragāthā

In the past you had faith,“Ahu tuyhaṁ pure saddhā, today you have none.sā te ajja na vijjati; What’s yours is yours alone—Yaṁ tuyhaṁ tuyhamevetaṁ, I’ve done nothing wrong.natthi duccaritaṁ mama.

Faith is impermanent, fickle:Aniccā hi calā saddhā, or so I have seen.evaṁ diṭṭhā hi sā mayā; Passions wax and wane:Rajjantipi virajjanti, why would a sage waste away on that account?tattha kiṁ jiyyate muni.

The meal of a sage is cookedPaccati munino bhattaṁ, bit by bit in this family or that.Thokaṁ thokaṁ kule kule; I’ll walk for alms,Piṇḍikāya carissāmi, for my legs are strong.Atthi jaṅghabalaṁ mamā”ti.