[597] "Thus does he lie struck down
who praises⁷ one unworthy of honor —
even as I, the fool, this day
lie beaten and slain by the ram."
The Cammasāṭaka Jātaka, the Fourth.
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#1 Sī., Ma.: abhikaṅkhamāno. #2 Ma.: avasakkatī. #3 Ma.: ūruṭṭhi bhaggaṃ pavaṭṭito.
#4 Ma.: sabbañca bhaṇḍaṃ brāhmaṇassa …. #5 Ma.: paggayha. #6 Sī., Ma.: abhidhāvatha
haññate brahmacārī. #7 Sī., Yu.: namassati ("venerates," for pasaṃsati, "praises").
[Sī. = Sinhalese edition; Ma. = Burmese edition; Yu. = European (PTS) edition.]
5. The Godha Jātaka ¹
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.