Anger

221. Let a man leave anger, let him forsake pride, let him overcome all bondage! No sufferings befall the man who is not attached to name and form, and who calls nothing his own.

221. Let a man let go of anger, give up pride, and free himself from all bondage! No suffering comes to a man who is not attached to name and form and calls nothing his own.

222. He who holds back rising anger like a rolling chariot, him I call a real driver; other people are but holding the reins.

222. I call someone who holds back rising anger, like stopping a rolling chariot, a true driver. Others merely hold the reins.

223. Let a man overcome anger by love, let him overcome evil by good; let him overcome the greedy by liberality, the liar by truth!

223. Overcome anger with love. Overcome evil with good. Overcome the greedy with generosity. Overcome the liar with truth!

224. Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.

224. Speak the truth. Do not give in to anger. Give if you are asked for a little. These three steps will bring you close to the gods.

225. The sages who injure nobody, and who always control their body, they will go to the unchangeable place (Nirvana), where, if they have gone, they will suffer no more.

225. Sages who harm no one and always control their bodies will reach the unchanging place (Nirvana). If they reach Nirvana, they will suffer no more.

226. Those who are ever watchful, who study day and night, and who strive after Nirvana, their passions will come to an end.

226. Those who stay watchful, study day and night, and strive for Nirvana will see their passions come to an end.

227. This is an old saying, O Atula, this is not only of to-day: ‘They blame him who sits silent, they blame him who speaks much, they also blame him who says little; there is no one on earth who is not blamed.’

227. This is an old saying, Atula, not just a saying of today: ‘They blame those who sit silently. They blame those who speak a lot. They also blame those who say little. No one on earth is free from blame.’

228. There never was, there never will be, nor is there now, a man who is always blamed, or a man who is always praised.

228. No one has ever been blamed all the time or praised all the time. No one ever will be, and no one is now.

229, 230. But he whom those who discriminate praise continually day after day, as without blemish, wise, rich in knowledge and virtue, who would dare to blame him, like a coin made of gold from the Gambu river? Even the gods praise him, he is praised even by Brahman.

229, 230. But those with good judgment praise him day after day as blameless, wise, and full of knowledge and virtue. Who would dare to blame such a man, who is like a coin of gold from the Gambu river? Even the gods praise him. Even Brahman praises him.

231. Beware of bodily anger, and control thy body! Leave the sins of the body, and with thy body practise virtue!

231. Beware of expressing anger through your body, and keep your body under control! Stop doing wrong with your body, and use your body to do good!

232. Beware of the anger of the tongue, and control thy tongue! Leave the sins of the tongue, and practise virtue with thy tongue!

232. Beware of anger in your speech, and control your words! Give up sinful speech, and speak with virtue!

233. Beware of the anger of the mind, and control thy mind! Leave the sins of the mind, and practise virtue with thy mind!

233. Guard against anger in your mind, and control your mind! Abandon sinful thoughts, and cultivate virtue in your mind!

234. The wise who control their body, who control their tongue, the wise who control their mind, are indeed well controlled.

234. Wise people who control their bodies, their speech, and their minds truly have good self-control.