Tales of moral dread: A lie a 100 times, not the truth

A lie a hundred times, not a truth

A practice of deception

Through deception, suppression of truth

Or a veil over truth, but not for long

All formations impermanent, but not truth

Truth, not a formation, not like a veil

Permanence of the veil; even smaller than a drop in the ocean

Just as the suffering of the animal realm

Through exploitation of animals by denizens of the asurā or the Hungry Ghosts (peta) realm

For petty pleasures and benefits

For momentary pleasures and benefits

In the same manner, a veil over a truth, a petty pleasure or benefit

Likely chances of rebirth in the animal realm

Likely chances of rebirth as a dangar - cattle, the petty-useful, the expendable

With reliance on frequent lies, the kamma-viriya in motion, like a vaṭṭa, a cycle