Version 1:
As rain penetrates
The poorly thatched dwelling,
So passion penetrates
The untended mind.
Version 2:
As rain seeps into
an ill-thatched hut,
so passion,
the undeveloped mind.
Version 3:
Just as rain breaks through an ill-thatched house, so passion penetrates an undeveloped mind.
(Note: Version 1 is from the John Ross Carter and Mahinda Palihawadana translation. Version 2 is from the Thanissaro Bhikkhu translation. Version 3 is from the Acharya Buddharakkhita translation.)
No wonder I’m wet most of the time!
Love it! Thanks for the comment.