ཀླའ་རྒྱལ་པ་རྔ་སྒྲའ་ཚགས་ས་བཅད་པ 4

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“ ‘Excellent beings, when subjected to abuse,
Give up beautiful wives and vast wealth.
Immoral ones, however, are entangled in these,
And end up drenched with abuse.

“ ‘Because prosperity is rare⁴
While poverty is abundant,
When people face ruin,
Just keep quiet and you will find joy.

“ ‘When left with no wealth and few options,
When your kin are weak,
Or when your rivals are strong,
Just keep quiet and you will find joy.

“ ‘When people indulge in immoral deeds,
Strongly crave sense pleasures,
And have little faith and no sense of shame,
Just keep quiet and you will find joy.

“ ‘When people show anger and
A profusion of malice,
And are spiteful toward others,
Just keep quiet and you will find joy.

“ ‘When people lack faith,
Prattle on like crows,
And resort to guile and deception,
Just keep quiet and you will find joy.

“ ‘When people are morally debased,
Act fiercely and callously,
And lack righteousness,
Just keep quiet and you will find joy.

“ ‘When people are ill-natured,
Overcome by false views,
And fierce and hateful,
Just keep quiet and you will find joy.

“ ‘When people are shameless and tell lies,
Or resort to pointless, divisive, hurtful,
Gossipy, or divisive speech,
Just keep quiet and you will find joy.

“ ‘When people are bereft of noble ways,
Extremely arrogant, and inflated with pride,
And are jealous, greedy, and lacking in manners,
Just keep quiet and you will find joy.

“ ‘When living amidst people
Whose caste and paternal lineage
Are unknown,
It is not right to be prideful.

“ ‘When dwelling in a foreign land,
Sustained by others’ provisions,
For the sake of the land and peoples’ well-being,
Have patience when scorned by others.

“ ‘When living in a foreign land,
Sustained by others’ provisions,
If caught in a spiteful conflict,
Have patience when scorned by others.