1.54. Cơ Sở

“Kiṁsu vatthu manussānaṁ,

kiṁsūdha paramo sakhā;

Kiṁsu bhūtā upajīvanti,

ye pāṇā pathavissitā”ti.

“Puttā vatthu manussānaṁ,

bhariyā ca paramo sakhā;

Vuṭṭhiṁ bhūtā upajīvanti,

ye pāṇā pathavissitā”ti.

SC 1 “What is the support of human beings?
What is the best companion here?
The creatures who dwell on the earth—
By what do they sustain their life?”

SC 2 “Sons are the support of human beings,
A wife the best companion;
The creatures who dwell on the earth
Sustain their life by rain.”