[637] Even so among human beings, whoever is deemed the chief (seṭṭhasammato) —
if even he⁵ conducts himself righteously (dhammaṃ carati), how much more the rest of the people —
the whole realm rests in happiness, if the king is righteous (dhammiko).
The Rājovāda Jātaka, the Fourth.
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5. The Jambuka Jātaka
[Siam Raṭṭha page-foot apparatus, reproduced: ¹ M. (Burmese ed.): khīṇaphalan ti. ² M.: khattiye. ³ M.: sabbā tā jimhaṃ gacchanti. ⁴ Yu. (European ed.): sabbā tā ujuṃ gacchanti. ⁵ M.: sace (for cepi). Notes ¹–⁴ pertain to the preceding verses printed on this page; only note ⁵ falls within item 637.]
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.