“What is authority in the world? What’s the best of valuables? What in the world is a rusty sword? Who is a pest in the world?
Who gets arrested when they take things away? And who is loved when they take things away? And who is approved by the astute when they come again and again?”
“Sway is authority in the world. A woman is the best of valuables. Anger in the world is a rusty sword. A bandit is a pest in the world.
A bandit gets arrested when they take things away. And an ascetic is loved when they take things away. An ascetic is approved by the astute when they come again and again.”
Linked Discourses 1.78 8. Slain Desire
“What should one who wants what’s best <j>not give away? What should a mortal not forsake? What should be released when it’s good, but not when it’s bad?”
“A man shouldn’t give away himself. He shouldn’t forsake himself. Speech should be released when it’s good, but not when it’s bad.”
Linked Discourses 1.79 8. Slain Provisions
“What binds the provisions for a journey? What’s the vault of wealth? What drags a person around? What in the world is hard to give up? With what are ordinary beings bound, like birds in a snare?”