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    • AN 5.125 paṭham-ān-āyussā
      • (same 5 things complementary opposite)
    • a few items on b.bodhi translation doesn’t make sense

Synopsis

AN 5.125 paṭham-ān-āyussā

paṭham-ān-āyussā-suttaṃ (AN 5.125)
AN 5.125 first-impedance-(of)-longevity discourse
(cst4)
(b.sujato trans.)
♦ 125. “pañcime, bhikkhave, dhammā an-āyussā.
“Mendicants, these five things impede longevity.
katame pañca?
What five?
A-sappāya-kārī hoti,
Doing what is un-suitable,
sappāye mattaṃ na jānāti,
not knowing moderation in what is suitable,
A-pariṇata-bhojī ca hoti,
eating food unfit for consumption,
A-kāla-cārī ca hoti,
activity at unsuitable times,
A-brahmacārī ca.
and un-chastity.
ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca dhammā an-āyussā.
These are the five things that impede longevity.

(same 5 things complementary opposite)

♦ “pañcime, bhikkhave, dhammā āyussā.
These five things promote longevity.
katame pañca?
What five?
S-appāya-kārī hoti,
Doing what is suitable,
S-appāye mattaṃ jānāti,
knowing moderation in what is suitable,
Pariṇata-bhojī ca hoti,
eating food fit for consumption,
Kāla-cārī ca hoti,
activity at suitable times,
brahmacārī ca.
and chastity.
ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca dhammā āyussā”ti.
These are the five things that promote longevity.”
pañcamaṃ.
(end of sutta)

a few items on b.bodhi translation doesn’t make sense

asappāyakārī hoti,
One does what is harmful;
sappāye mattaṃ na jānāti,
one does not observe moderation in what is beneficial;
apariṇatabhojī ca hoti,
one has poor digestion;
akālacārī ca hoti,
one walks [for alms] at an improper time;
abrahmacārī ca.
one is not celibate.

unlike the other 4 items in list, having poor digestion would not give you a choice of doing or not doing the recommended activity.