1“Mendicants, all the hard work that gets done depends on the earth and is grounded on the earth. …”

To be expanded as in SN45.149-160.

2Hard work, seeds, and dragons,
a tree, a pot, and a spike,
the sky, and two on clouds,
a ship, a guest house, and a river.

1"Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ye keci balakaraṇīyā kammantā karīyantī"ti vitthāretabbaṁ.

Balakaraṇīyavaggo aṭṭhamo.

2Balaṁ bījañca nāgo ca,
rukkho kumbhena sūkiyā;
Ākāsena ca dve meghā,
nāvā āgantukā nadīti.