Theragāthā — Versos dos Monges Anciãos — 6.12 — Brahmadatta

1Whence anger for one free of anger,
tamed, living justly,
freed by right knowledge,
peaceful and unaffected?

2When you get angry at an angry person
you just make things worse for yourself.
When you don’t get angry at an angry person
you win a battle hard to win.

3When you know that the other is angry,
you act for the good of both
yourself and the other
if you’re mindful and stay calm.

4People inexpert in the teaching
consider one who heals both
oneself and the other
to be a fool.

5If anger arises in you,
reflect on the simile of the saw;
if craving for flavors arises in you,
remember the simile of the child’s flesh.

6If your mind runs off
to sensual pleasures and future lives,
quickly curb it with mindfulness,
as one would curb a greedy cow eating grain.