[94] 9.
"She feeds upon dung and urine,
upon blood¹ and pus — of what is this the result (vipāka)?
What deed (kamma) indeed has this woman done,
who at all times has blood and pus for her food?
New garments, beautiful,
soft, clean, and downy,
when given to her, turn into plates of iron (kiṭakā).
What deed indeed has this woman done?"
"She was my wife, venerable sir —
a non-giver, stingy and miserly.
As I was giving to ascetics and brahmins,
she abused and reviled me:
'May you feed upon dung and urine,
upon blood¹ and pus — upon filth — for all time!
Let this be yours in the world beyond,
and may your garments turn to plates of iron²!'
Having lived in such misconduct (duccarita),
she has come here and for a long time devours [such filth]."
The Mahāpesakāra Petavatthu — the Peta Story of the Great Weaver — the ninth, is ended.
¹ Burmese ed.: ruhirañca (for rudhirañca, "blood").
² Burmese ed.: kiṭakasamā ("like plates of iron").
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.