[306] "For one bitten by a black snake (kaṇhāhi) some indeed can effect a cure;
for one possessed by a non-human being (amanussa)² the wise can effect a cure;
but for one led away by sensual desire no one can effect a cure —
for when one has strayed past the bright dhamma, what cure can there be?"
The Kāmanīta Jātaka, the Eighth [is ended].
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9. The Palāyi Jātaka
[Variant readings, Siam Raṭṭha apparatus: ¹ Sī., Ma.: "Pañcālā." ² Sī., Yu.: "amanussavaddhassa"; Ma.: "amanussapaviṭṭhassa."]
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.