atthesu jātesusukhā sakhāyā puṁñaṁ sukhaṁjīvitasaṁkhayamhi । toṣṭī sukhā yā itarītarena sabbassa pāpassa sukhaṁ prahāṇaṁ ।।Friends are good whenever need arises, at the break-up of life merit is good, being content with everything is good, the abandoning of all wickedness is good.

sukhā mātreatā loke tato petteatā sukhā । śāmannatā sukhā loke tato brāhmannatā sukhā ।।Respecting one’s mother is good in the world, also respecting one’s father is good, respecting ascetics is good in the world, also respecting true brahmins is good.

sukhaṁ yāvaj jarā śīlaṁ sukhā śraddhā pratiṣṭhitā । sukhā attharasā vācā assiṁ mānakkhayo sukho ।।Virtuous conduct till old age is good, the establishing of faith is good, speech that is beneficial is good, the destruction of conceit is good.

sukho buddhāna uppādo sukhā dhammassa deśanā । sukhā saṁghassa sāmaggrī samaggrāṇāṁ tapo sukho ।।The arising of the Buddhas is good, the teaching of the Dhamma is good, the harmony of the Saṅgha is good, devotion to harmony is good.

sukhaṁ daṁśanam ayirāṇāṁ saṁvāso pi satāṁ sukho । addaṁśanena bālānāṁ niccam eva sukhī siyā ।।Meeting with the noble is pleasant, living with good people is pleasant, through not meeting foolish people one will constantly be happy.

bālāsaṅgatacārī hi drīgham addhāna śocati । dukkho bālehi saṁvāso amittehi-r-iva sabbadā ।For he who consorts with fools grieves for a long time, dwelling with fools is always suffering as it is with enemies, dhīrā tu sukhasaṁvāsā ñātīnaṁ vā samāgamo ।।the wise ones dwell happily as with an assembly of kin.

tassā hi dhīraṁ ca bahuśśutañ ca dhoreyaśīlavratamantam ayiraṁ । taṁ tārisaṁ sappuruṣaṁ sumedhaṁ sevetha nakkhattapathe va candramā ।।Therefore the firm and the learned, the virtuous, dutiful and noble— follow such a true and intelligent person as the moon follows the course of the stars.

priyāto jāyate dukkhaṁ priyā śokā priyā bhayaṁ । priyāto vipramuttassa nāsti śokā kato bhayaṁ ।।From love there arises grief, with love grief, with love fear, for one who is free from love there is no grief, how is there fear?

mā priyehi samāgaṁma apriyehi kadācanaṁ । priyassa addaṁśanaṁ dukkhaṁ apriyassa ca daṁśanaṁ ।।Do not associate at any time with those who are loved or with those unloved, there is suffering not meeting the loved one, and suffering from meeting the unloved one.

tassā priyaṁ na kayirātha priyāvādo hi pāpako । ggraṁthā tesaṁ na vijjanti yesaṁ nāsti priyāpriyaṁ ।।Therefore do not hold anything as loved, for speaking of the loved is loathsome. there are no knots for those who hold nothing as loved or as unloved.

chudhā parama rogāṇāṁ saṁkhāraparamaṁ dukhaṁ । etaṁ ñāttā yathābhūtaṁ nibbāṇaparamaṁ sukhaṁ ।।Hunger is the supreme sickness, conditions are the supreme suffering, knowing this as it really is, know Nibbāna is the supreme good.

āroggaparamā lābhā sāṁtoṣṭīparamaṁ dhanaṁ । viśśāsaparamā ñātī nibbāṇaparamaṁ sukhaṁ ।।Health is the supreme gain, content the supreme wealth, confidence the supreme kin, Nibbāna the supreme good.

māttāsukhapariccāgā paśśe ce vipulāṁ sukhaṁ । caje māttāsukhaṁ dhīro saṁpaśśaṁ vipulāṁ sukham ।।If, by renouncing a small good, he might see a good that is large, the wise one should renounce that small good, seeing the good that is extensive.

manujassa sadā satīmato māttaṁ jāniya laddhibhojane । tanukā ’ssa bhavanti vedanā śanikaṁ jīrati āyu pālayaṁ ।।For a human who is always mindful, knowing the measure in food received, his painful feelings become slight, he ages slowly, guarding his lifespan.

dullabho puruṣājaṁño na so sabbattha jāyati । yattha so jāyate vīro taṁ kulaṁ sukham edhati ।।A person of good breed is rare, that one is not born everywhere, wherever that hero is born, that family gains happiness.

sabbattha ve sappuruṣā bhavanti na kāmakāmā lapayanti santo । sukhena phuṭṭhā uttavā dukhena noccāvacaṁ sappuruṣā karonti ।।There are surely true people everywhere, the good do not talk of desiring sense-pleasures; when touched by pleasure or by suffering, true people are not elated or depressed.

jayaṁ veraṁ prasavati dukkhaṁ śeti parājito । upaśānto sukhaṁ śeti hettā jayaparājayaṁ ।।The victor generates hatred, the defeated one finds suffering, the one at peace lives happily, having abandoned victory and defeat.

sukhā najjo sūpatitthā sukho dhammajito jano । sukho śraddhapaṭīlābho pāpassa akaraṇaṁ sukhaṁ ।।Pleasant are rivers with good fords, pleasant is the person conquered by Dhamma, the acquisition of faith is good, doing nothing wicked is good.

sukhaṁ draṣṭuṁ śīlavanto sukhaṁ draṣṭuṁ bahuśśutā । arahanto pi sukhaṁ draṣṭuṁ vipramuttā niropadhī ।।It is pleasant to meet the virtuous, it is pleasant to meet the learned, it is pleasant to meet the Worthy Ones, who are free from attachments.

AtthavarggaḥThe Chapter about Need