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not be a babbler or a thoughtless [man], he should speak in few words [and] eat not more than he has granted himself, he should not be noble [and] restrained, [and] when he has got little [food only], he should not rebuke the giver. 30. He should not belittle a man of another creed nor boast about himself, nor be proud of his obtaining [knowledge of] the sacred lore or of belonging to a noble family, of his ascetic practice and of his discernment.
31. When, consciously or (not), he has done something inconsistent with Dharma, he should quickly shut up his [mind against such 'influence'] and not commit the fault any more. 32. When he has performed something opposed to good conduct, he should neither conceal nor deny it, [being] of pure mind [and] open heart, not clinging to worldly affairs), with subdued senses. 33. He should comply with the order of his teacher, the noble-minded one. [Wholly] embracing its meaning he should effect it by word and deed. 34. Knowing that life is transient and the span of life allotted to him is limited, and having realised the path to perfection, he should turn away -- from worldly enjoyments. 34a. Considering [the transitoriness of] vigour and strength, [the perishable nature of] his own spiritual force and [bodily] health, and [the rapid change of] place and time, he should not cling to them. 35. As long as [the burden of] old age does not press upon him, sickness is not increasing and his senses are not diminishing, he should attend to Dharma. 36. When he wishes [to promote] that which is good for him, he should get rid of the four faults anger, pride, deceit, and greed which increase the evil. 37. Anger destroys kindness, pride respect, deceit drives away the friends, fbut] greed destroys all. 38. He should subdue anger by calmness, pride by humility, deceit by simplicity, and greed by contentment. 39. Anger and pride, when not suppressed, deceit and greed, when increasing: all these four passions water the roots of [that tree called] reincarnation. 40. He should pay respect to the elder monks, he should never diminish [his] care for good conduct. Like the tortoise which protects itself on all sides [from attack], he should persevere in fasting and self-control, [protecting himself from temptation). 41. He should not greatly desire sleep, he should avoid laughing
