have come near to thee; thou standest at the door of thy departure,
and thou hast no provision for thy journey.

236. Make thyself an island, work hard, be wise! When thy impurities
are blown away, and thou art free from guilt, thou wilt enter into the
heavenly world of the elect (Ariya).

237. Thy life has come to an end, thou art come near to death (Yama),
there is no resting-place for thee on the road, and thou hast no
provision for thy journey.

238. Make thyself an island, work hard, be wise! When thy impurities
are blown away, and thou art free from guilt, thou wilt not enter
again into birth and decay.

239. Let a wise man blow off the impurities of his self, as a smith
blows off the impurities of silver one by one, little by little, and
from time to time.

240. As the impurity which springs from the iron, when it springs from
it, destroys it; thus do a transgressor's own works lead him to the
evil path.

241. The taint of prayers is non-repetition; the taint of houses, non-
repair; the taint of the body is sloth; the taint of a watchman,
thoughtlessness.

242. Bad conduct is the taint of woman, greediness the taint of a
benefactor; tainted are all evil ways in this world and in the next.