1.1PTS 5.274“Sādhuñca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi asādhuñca.∥“Mendicants, I will teach you what is good and what is not good.1.2Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha, bhāsissāmī”ti.Listen and apply your mind well, I will speak.”

1.3“Evaṁ, bhante”ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.“Yes, sir,” they replied.1.4Bhagavā etadavoca:The Buddha said this:

2.1“Katamañca, bhikkhave, asādhu?“And what, mendicants, is not good?2.2Pāṇātipāto, adinnādānaṁ, kāmesumicchācāro, musāvādo, pisuṇā vācā, pharusā vācā, samphappalāpo, abhijjhā, byāpādo, micchādiṭṭhi—Killing living creatures, stealing, and sexual misconduct; speech that’s false, backbiting, harsh, or nonsensical; covetousness, ill will, and wrong view.2.3idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, asādhu.This is called what is not good.

3.1Katamañca, bhikkhave, sādhu?And what is good?3.2Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī, adinnādānā veramaṇī, kāmesumicchācārā veramaṇī, musāvādā veramaṇī, pisuṇāya vācāya veramaṇī, pharusāya vācāya veramaṇī, samphappalāpā veramaṇī, anabhijjhā, abyāpādo, sammādiṭṭhi—Refraining from killing living creatures, stealing, and sexual misconduct; refraining from speech that’s false, divisive, harsh, or nonsensical; contentment, good will, and right view.3.3idaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, sādhū”ti.This is called what is good.”

3.4Paṭhamaṁ.