Stanzas 9 & 10 of Chbab Kun Cau (Codes of Conduct: Children
The sage says that fire is bright.Is that not so?But it is not the equal of the Sun.He says the Sun’s raysAre resplendent in the heavensBut are not equal toThe Dharma of the Lord Buddha.The fire blazes with all its mightBut at the end of its time it is gone,Used up, extinguished.The Sun is brilliant,Magnificent, it is trueBut, when it sets, it is dimmed.You can not see its light.Lok tha bhloen bhliMaen bit moh riBum smoe suriyaLok tha sury saenBhli caen vehaMoh bum smoe naBrah dharm brah buddhBhloen bhli as cittAs kal hoey patRalay ralatBrah sury bhli loenThkom thkoen prakatAp astangatBum yal rasmi
and Grandchildren)
Composed in Pad Kakagati (Crow’s Gait Metre) 17th Century or earlier
Transliteration by Judith M. Jacob