9.
The Chapter on Sandals
231.
The Birth Story of Upāhana (2-9-1)
161.
Scorched by heat and pressed by the ground, they gnaw at the very feet of that man.
162.
He eats himself there with that learning, the ignoble one is called like a bad sandal.
The Birth Story of Upāhana is the first.
232.
The Birth Story of Vīṇāguṇa (2-9-2)
163.
Indeed, dear lady, you should not go together with this hunchbacked dwarf.
164.
He now lies curled up, like a lute with broken strings.
The Birth Story of Vīṇāguṇa is the second.
233.
The Birth Story of Vikaṇṇa (2-9-3)
165.
You are destroyed by the well-played food, greedy while pursuing the fish.
166.
He is destroyed in the midst of relatives and friends, like a crocodile following fish.
The Birth Story of Vikaṇṇa is the third.
234.
The Birth Story of Asitābhū (2-9-4)
167.
That is now incapable of reunion, like ivory cut by a saw.
168.
Thus one diminishes from welfare, just as I from Asitābhuyā.
The Birth Story of Asitābhū is the fourth.
235.
The Birth Story of Vacchanakha (2-9-5)
169.
Where having eaten and drunk, you would sleep without worry."
170.
There is no house for one not taking up the rod, not harming others;
The Vacchanakha Jātaka is the fifth.
236.
The Birth Story of Baka (2-9-6)
171.
With calmed wings, he meditates slowly, little by little."
172.
The bird does not protect us, therefore the winged one does not stir.
The Birth Story of Baka is the sixth.
237.
The Birth Story of Sāketa (2-9-7)
173.
The heart is exceedingly extinguished, and the mind also becomes clear.
174.
Thus that love arises, like a waterlily in water.
The Birth Story of Sāketa is the seventh.
238.
The Birth Story of Ekapada (2-9-8)
175.
Tell something comprehensive, by which we may accomplish our purpose.
176.
And that is joined with morality, produced through patience;
The Birth Story of Ekapada is the eighth.
239.
The Birth Story of Haritamaṇḍūka (2-9-9)
177.
It pleases the green frog mother, that the fish eat me.
178.
When others plunder, the plundered one is plundered."
The Birth Story of Haritamaṇḍūka is the ninth.
240.
The Birth Story of Mahāpiṅgala (2-9-10)
179.
Was the tawny-eyed one dear to you, why then do you cry, gatekeeper?
180.
Gone from here he might harm the king of death, and harmed, he might bring him back here again.
181.
And that ground was prepared, do not fear, he will not come.
The Birth Story of Mahāpiṅgala is the tenth.
The Upāhana Chapter is the ninth.
Its summary:
Twice-born, Love, Excellent, Best, One Stanza, Fish-trap Face, with Piṅgalaka - ten.