sn3.25:4.1 “I tell you, Great King, I announce to you: old age and death are advancing upon you.
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sn3.25:4.2 Since old age and death are advancing upon you, what would you do?”
sn3.25:4.3 “Sir, what can I do but practice the teachings, practice morality, doing skillful and good actions?
sn3.25:4.4 Sir, there are anointed aristocratic kings who are infatuated with authority, and obsessed with greed for sensual pleasures. They have attained stability in the country, occupying a vast conquered territory. Such kings engage in battles of elephants,
sn3.25:4.7 cavalry,
sn3.25:4.8 chariots,
sn3.25:4.9 or infantry.
sn3.25:4.10 But there is no place, no domain for such battles when old age and death are advancing.
sn3.25:4.11 In this royal court there are ministers of wise counsel who are capable of dividing an approaching enemy by wise counsel.
sn3.25:4.12 But there is no place, no domain for such diplomatic battles when old age and death are advancing.
sn3.25:4.13 In this royal court there is abundant gold, both coined and uncoined, stored above and below ground. Using this wealth we can bribe an approaching enemy.
sn3.25:4.14 But there is no place, no domain for such monetary battles when old age and death are advancing.
sn3.25:4.15 When old age and death are advancing, what can I do but practice the teachings, practice morality, doing skillful and good actions?”