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SN 50.23-34

Hard Work

Balakaraṇīyavagga

from: 3. Hard Work

Hard Work

(Tell in full as in the chapter on hard work at SN 45.149–160.)

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

Translation: German (Ayyā Sabbamittā), English (Bhikkhu Sujato). Source: SuttaCentral / Bilara (public domain, CC0).

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