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First of all let him restrain falsehood, anger, and mirth;
thereafter let him have the tasks performed — that, O khattiya (warrior-ruler), they have called the vow (vata).
Whatever deed, dear father, done in the past would without doubt torment you,
and whatever you might do while impassioned or in hate — do not do that again hereafter.
When a khattiya is heedless, O fosterer of the realm,
all the riches in the realm perish; that is called the king's affliction (agha).
Dear father, Sirī and Lakkhī, when asked, said this:
'I delight in a man of initiative (uṭṭhāna) and energy (vīriya), a man free from envy.'
In the envious man, the evil-hearted, the spoiler of works,
Kāḷakaṇṇī, she who breaks the wheel (of prosperity), delights, O great king.
Do you, then, be good-hearted toward all; be the guardian of all;
drive out Alakkhī (ill fortune), O great king; be the dwelling-place of Lakkhī (fortune).
[Editorial footnotes: 1. The reading "abodhayī" is also found. 2. The word "ca" is absent (in some copies). 3. Variant: "sabbesu".]
For the man of fortune, endowed with steadfastness, of lofty mind,
cuts off both the root and the top of his enemies, O lord of Kāsi.
For even Sakka, the lord of beings, is not negligent in exertion;
having fixed firm resolve upon the good, he sets his mind on exertion.
Gandhabbas, the fathers, and devas live in fellowship with such a one;
the deities stand by him who exerts himself, who is not negligent.
Do you, then, dear father, diligent and free from anger, have the tasks carried out;
strive in your own duties — the lazy man does not find happiness.
Right therein are the rules of conduct for you; this itself is the instruction (anusāsanī):
it is enough to make friends happy and to bring suffering (dukkha) upon foes.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.