Dānañ-ca peyya-vajjañ-ca

Attha-cariyā ca yā idha

Samānattatā ca dhammesu

Tattha tattha yathārahaṁ.

Ete kho saṅgahā loke

Rathassāṇī va yāyato.

Ete ca saṅgahā nāssu

Na mātā putta-kāraṇā

Labhetha mānaṁ pūjaṁ vā

Pitā vā putta-kāraṇā.

Yasmā ca saṅgahā ete

Samavekkhanti paṇḍitā

Tasmā mahattaṁ papponti

Pāsaṁsā ca bhavanti teti.

Giving, kind words, beneficial action,

and consistency in the face of events,

in line with what’s appropriate in each case, each case.

These bonds of fellowship (function) in the world

like the linchpin in a moving cart.

Now, if these bonds of fellowship were lacking,

a mother would not receive

the honor & respect owed by her child,

nor would a father receive what his child owes him.

But because the wise show regard for these bonds of fellowship,

they achieve greatness and are praised.

Note: These verses are from the Saṅgaha-vatthu Sutta (Discourse on the Bonds of Fellowship), Aṅguttara Nikāya 4:32.