SubhūtaSubhūtattheragāthā

When a person, wishing for a certain outcome,“Ayoge yuñjamattānaṁ, applies themselves where they ought not;puriso kiccamicchako; not achieving what they worked for,Carañce nādhigaccheyya, they say: “That’s a sign of my bad luck.”‘taṁ me dubbhagalakkhaṇaṁ’.

When a misfortune is extracted and beaten,Abbūḷhaṁ aghagataṁ vijitaṁ, to surrender it in part would be like losing at dice;Ekañce ossajeyya kalīva siyā; but to surrender it all you’d have to be blind,Sabbānipi ce ossajeyya andhova siyā, not seeing the even and the uneven.Samavisamassa adassanato.

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.

Just like a glorious flowerYathāpi ruciraṁ pupphaṁ, that’s colorful but lacks fragrance;vaṇṇavantaṁ agandhakaṁ; well-spoken speech is fruitlessEvaṁ subhāsitā vācā, for one who does not act on it.aphalā hoti akubbato.

Just like a glorious flowerYathāpi ruciraṁ pupphaṁ, that’s both colorful and fragrant,Vaṇṇavantaṁ sugandhakaṁ; well-spoken speech is fruitfulEvaṁ subhāsitā vācā, for one who acts on it.Saphalā hoti kubbato”ti.