[1264] "Let the country folk (jānapadā) and the townsfolk here assembled hear me:
that whence water should come is itself ablaze; whence safety should come, thence comes peril.
#[Editorial footnote of the Siam Raṭṭha edition: 1. The Burmese edition reads *bhuttena*. 2. The Sinhalese and Burmese editions read *nicchubhati* — variants pertaining to the preceding verses.]
The king plunders the realm, and the brahmin chaplain (purohita) as well.
Dwell guarding your own selves: peril has arisen from the very refuge."
The Padakusalamāṇava Jātaka, the Sixth [is ended].
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7. The Lomasakassapa Jātaka
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.