BakkulaBākulattheragāthā

Whoever wishes to do afterwards“Yo pubbe karaṇīyāni, what they should have done beforepacchā so kātumicchati; has lost the causes for happiness,Sukhā so dhaṁsate ṭhānā, and afterwards they’re tormented by regrets.pacchā ca manutappati.

You should only say what you would do;Yañhi kayirā tañhi vade, you shouldn’t say what you wouldn’t do.yaṁ na kayirā na taṁ vade; The wise will recognizeAkarontaṁ bhāsamānaṁ, one who talks without doing.parijānanti paṇḍitā.

Oh! Extinguishment is so very blissful,Susukhaṁ vata nibbānaṁ, as taught by the fully awakened Buddha:sammāsambuddhadesitaṁ; sorrowless, stainless, secure,Asokaṁ virajaṁ khemaṁ, where suffering all ceases.yattha dukkhaṁ nirujjhatī”ti.