Evaṃ me sutaṃ—​   ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anātha­piṇḍi­kassa ārāme. Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā attano aneke pāpake akusale dhamme pahīne pacca­vek­kha­māno nisinno hoti, aneke ca kusale dhamme bhāva­nā­pāri­pūriṃ gate.

Atha kho bhagavā attano aneke pāpake akusale dhamme pahīne viditvā aneke ca kusale dhamme bhāva­nā­pāri­pūriṃ gate tāyaṃ velāyaṃ imaṃ udānaṃ udānesi:

“Ahu pubbe tadā nāhu,
nāhu pubbe tadā ahu;
Na cāhu na ca bhavissati,
na cetarahi vijjatī”ti.

Tatiyaṃ.