Chetvāsutta

Sāvatthiyaṁ jetavane. Atha kho sakko devānamindo yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi. Ekamantaṁ ṭhito kho sakko devānamindo bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

Near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove. And then Sakka, lord of gods, went up to the Buddha, bowed, stood to one side, and addressed him in verse:

“Kiṁsu chetvā sukhaṁ seti, kiṁsu chetvā na socati; Kissassu ekadhammassa, vadhaṁ rocesi gotamā”ti.

“When what is slain do you sleep at ease? When what is slain is there no sorrow? What is the one thing whose killing you approve?”

“Kodhaṁ chetvā sukhaṁ seti, kodhaṁ chetvā na socati; Kodhassa visamūlassa, madhuraggassa vāsava; Vadhaṁ ariyā pasaṁsanti, tañhi chetvā na socatī”ti.

“When anger’s slain you sleep at ease. When anger’s slain there is no sorrow. Anger has a poisonous root and a sweet tip, O Vāsava. The noble ones praise its killing, for when it’s slain there is no sorrow.”