[818] "They weep, son, for one who has died, or for one who, though alive, is seen no more;
but he who has given up sensual pleasures[3] and comes back[4] here again—
him too, son, they weep for; for though he lives again, he is truly dead.
Drawn up from the hot embers, dear, you wish to fall into the hot embers;
drawn up from the pit (naraka), dear, you wish to fall into the pit.
#1 Yu.: iti me. 2 Ma., Yu.: sace ca. 3 Yu.: vajitvāna. 4 Po.: punarāvattate.
'Run hither—blessings upon you!' To whom shall we voice our complaint?
You—goods carried out from the blaze—wish to be burnt yet again."
The Sixth: The Piyaṅkara Sutta
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.