1“What has trapped the world?
By what is it surrounded?
What has the world fastened shut?
On what is the world grounded?”

2“Craving has trapped the world.
It’s surrounded by old age.
Mortality has the world fastened shut.
The world is grounded on suffering.”

1"Kenassu uḍḍito loko,
kenassu parivārito;
Kenassu pihito loko,
kismiṁ loko patiṭṭhito"ti.

2"Taṇhāya uḍḍito loko,
jarāya parivārito;
Maccunā pihito loko,
dukkhe loko patiṭṭhito"ti.