Translated by: Acharya Buddharakkhita The Pairs. (verses 1-10 of the 20 verses)

But whoever is purged of depravity, well established I virtues and filled with self-Bucontrol and truthfulness, he indeed is worthy of the yellow robe.

Mind precedes all mental states. Mind is their chief; They are all mind-wrought.  If with an impure mind a person speaks or acts suffering follows him like the wheel follows the foot of the ox.

Mind precedes all mental states.  Mind is their chief; They are all mind-wrought.  If with a pure mind a person peaks or acts happiness follows him like his never-departing shadow.

“He abused me, he struck me, he overpowered me, he robbed me.”  Those who harbor such thoughts do not still their hatred.  

“He abused me, he struck me, he overpowered me, he robbed me.” Those who do not harbor such thoughts still their hatred.

Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world.  By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased.  This is law eternal.

There are those who do not realize that one day we all must die.  But those who do realize this settle their quarrels.

Just as a storm throws down a weak tree, so does Mara overpower the man who lives for the pursuit of pleasures, who is uncontrolled in his sense, immoderate in eating, indolent, and dissipated.

Just as a storm cannot prevail against a rocky mountain, so Mara can never overpower the man who lives meditating on the impurities, who is controlled in his senses, moderate in eating, and filled with faith and earnest effort.

Whoever being depraved, devoid of self-control and truthfulness, should don the monks yellow robe, he surely is not worthy of the robe.

But whoever is purged of depravity, well established in virtues and filled with self-control and truthfulness, he indeed is worthy of the yellow robe.