16. Dhammena laddhena dhanena putte posetvaa jiivantaa manussaa
devataahi rakkhitaa honti.
righteously / received / with wealth / children / having
brought up / living / people / by gods / protected / are
People who live bringing up (their) children with righteously
earned wealth are protected by gods.
17. Saavakehi ca upaasakehi ca parivaarito Buddho vihaarassa
chaayaaya nisinno hoti.
by disciples and / by lay devotees and / accompanied /
Buddha / monastery's / shade / seated / is
The Buddha, accompanied by disciples and lay devotees, is
seated in the shade of the monastery.
18. Ammaaya paapehi nivaaritaa puttaa sappurisaa hutvaa dhamma.m
su.nanti.
by mother / from evil / prevented / sons / good men / having
become / [to] dhamma / listen
The sons who were prevented from evil by the mother become
noble men and listen to the dhamma.
19. Kassake pii.lentaa coraa pa.n.ditena anusaasitaa sappurisaa
bhavitu.m vaayamantaa upaasakehi saddhi.m uyyaane rukkhe
ropenti.
farmers / oppressing / thieves / by wise man / admonished /
good men / to become / trying / with lay devotees / in park
/ trees / plant
Thieves who were oppressing farmers were admonished by the
wise man, and trying to become good men they plant trees in
the park with lay devotees.