Psalms of the Brethren CLXII: Dhammapala

The brother who while young hath given himself
Wholly to carry out the Buddha’s plan,
Who keepeth vigil in a sleeping world,
Not vainly, not for naught he spends his days.

So let the wise man, so let him who aye
Remembereth that which Buddhas have enjoined,
Devote himself to faith and righteousness,
To know the blessedness They brought to us,
And the true vision of the holy Norm.