1(To be expanded as in the chapter on hard work at 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(Balakaraṇīyavaggo vitthāretabbo.)

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