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Verses of the Senior Monks 1.34

Ekakanipāta
The Book of the Ones

Catutthavagga
Chapter Four

Posiyattheragāthā

Posiya

“Anāsannavarā etā,
It's always better for a smart person

niccameva vijānatā;
to avoid sharing a seat with such women.

Gāmā araññamāgamma,
I went from the village to the wilderness;

tato gehaṁ upāvisi;
from there I entered a house.

Tato uṭṭhāya pakkāmi,
Though I was there to be fed,

anāmantetvā posiyo”ti.
I got up and left without taking leave.

… Posiyo thero ….