Guṇajātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (1) · Vol. 27 · Section 164

[164] "Even if a friend is weak, yet stands firm in the duties of friendship (mittadhamma), he is a kinsman and a relation; he is a friend, and he is my comrade. O sharp-fanged one, do not despise him¹ — the jackal is the giver of my life." ¹ [Page apparatus (variant readings): 1. Sī., Yu.: "gagga." 2. M.: "vīsatiṃ." 3. M.: "migī."] The Guṇa Jātaka, the seventh. ___________ 8. The Suhanu Jātaka

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.