“Sobhati maccho gaṅgeyyo,
atho sobhati yāmuno;
Catuppadoyaṃ puriso,
nigrodha­parimaṇ­ḍalo;
Īsakāyatagīvo ca,
sabbeva atirocati”.

“Yaṃ pucchito na taṃ akkhāsi,
Aññaṃ akkhāsi pucchito;
Attappasaṃsako poso,
Nāyaṃ asmāka ruccatī”ti.

­Gaṅ­geyya­jātakaṃ pañcamaṃ.