4.
The Chapter on Internal
281.
The Inner Birth Story (3-4-1)
91.
A woman with longing, having eaten it, gives birth to a wheel-turning monarch.
92.
The king will bring for you, this inner fruit.
93.
A hero, self-sacrificing, receiving, I become.
The Inner Birth Story is the first.
282.
The Sleeping Place Birth Story (3-4-2)
94.
Having made a pact with one, I released a hundred fit to be killed.
95.
After death one would go to heaven, hear this, people of Kāsi.
96.
Having put down the bow and arrow, he undertook self-control.
The Sleeping Place Birth Story is the second.
283.
The Carpenter's Pig Birth Story (3-4-3)
97.
Now you alone, having gone aside, brood, is there no strength in you today, tiger?
98.
They now, having assembled, dwell together, where standing they are hard to overcome by me.
99.
Where the fanged beasts conquered the tiger, through concord among those with fang-power they are released.
The Carpenter's Pig Birth Story is the third.
284.
The Fortune Birth Story (3-4-4)
100.
Those with skills and those without, the fortunate one enjoys those.
101.
Many possessions arise, even in unlikely places.
102.
These arise for one who is not evil, for a being who has made merit.
The Fortune Birth Story is the fourth.
285.
The Jewel Pig Birth Story (3-4-5)
103.
"We shall destroy the radiance of the jewel," thus was our discussion.
104.
And now we ask this, what task do you think should be done here?
105.
Its splendour cannot be destroyed, depart, you pigs.
The Jewel Pig Birth Story is the fifth.
286.
The Water-Lily Root Birth Story (3-4-6)
106.
Living at ease, eat chaff, this is the characteristic of long life.
107.
Then you will see the lotus root, lying upon the pestle.
108.
The old bulls thought over, "Better for us is chaff indeed."
The Water-Lily Root Birth Story is the sixth.
287.
The Blame of Gain Birth Story (3-4-7)
109.
One obtains gain among the foolish, this is your instruction.
110.
Whatever livelihood is by downfall, or by unrighteous conduct.
111.
This very livelihood is better, than seeking by what is not the Teaching.
The Blame of Gain Birth Story is the seventh.
288.
The Fish Gift Birth Story (3-4-8)
112.
And I had here seven māsakas, I too bought that cluster of fish.
113.
Remembering that offering, the esteem was made by you.
114.
Whoever cheated his brother of paternal property, a doer of wrong deeds.
The Fish Gift Birth Story is the eighth.
289.
The Various Desires Birth Story (3-4-9)
115.
I wish for an excellent village, and the brahmin woman for a hundred cattle."
116.
And this contemptible Puṇṇikā longs for a mortar.
117.
A chariot with thoroughbreds for the son, jewelled earrings for the daughter;
And this contemptible Puṇṇikā, supply her with a mortar.
The Various Desires Birth Story is the ninth.
290.
The Morality Investigator Birth Story (3-4-10)
118.
See the serpent with terrible poison, being moral he is not killed.
119.
One whose conduct is the practice of the noble ones, by which one is called virtuous.
120.
Upon the body's collapse, the moral one is reborn in a fortunate destination.
The Morality Investigator Birth Story is the tenth.
The Inner Chapter is the fourth.
Its summary:
And also Instruction, the Excellent Fish, with Jewelled Earring, with Indeed - ten.