1.1Tatra kho āyasmā sāriputto bhikkhū āmantesi …pe…There Venerable Sāriputta addressed the mendicants …1.2“dussīlassa, āvuso, sīlavipannassa hatūpaniso hoti avippaṭisāro;“Reverends, an unethical person, who lacks ethics, has destroyed a vital condition for having no regrets.1.3avippaṭisāre asati avippaṭisāravipannassa hatūpanisaṁ hoti …pe…When there are regrets, one who has regrets has destroyed a vital condition for joy. …1.4vimuttiñāṇadassanaṁ.One who lacks disillusionment and dispassion has destroyed a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom.1.5Seyyathāpi, āvuso, rukkho sākhāpalāsavipanno. Tassa papaṭikāpi na pāripūriṁ gacchati, tacopi … pheggupi … sāropi na pāripūriṁ gacchati.Suppose there was a tree that lacked branches and foliage. Its shoots, bark, softwood, and heartwood would not grow to fullness.1.6Evamevaṁ kho, āvuso, dussīlassa sīlavipannassa hatūpaniso hoti avippaṭisāro;In the same way, an unethical person, who lacks ethics, has destroyed a vital condition for having no regrets.1.7avippaṭisāre asati avippaṭisāravipannassa hatūpanisaṁ hoti …pe…When there are regrets, one who has regrets has destroyed a vital condition for joy. …1.8vimuttiñāṇadassanaṁ.One who lacks disillusionment and dispassion has destroyed a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom.

2.1Sīlavato, āvuso, sīlasampannassa upanisasampanno hoti avippaṭisāro;An ethical person, who has fulfilled ethics, has fulfilled a vital condition for not having regrets.2.2avippaṭisāre sati avippaṭisārasampannassa upanisasampannaṁ hoti …pe…When there are no regrets, one who has no regrets has fulfilled a vital condition for joy. …2.3vimuttiñāṇadassanaṁ.One who has fulfilled disillusionment and dispassion has fulfilled a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom.2.4Seyyathāpi, āvuso, rukkho sākhāpalāsasampanno. Tassa papaṭikāpi pāripūriṁ gacchati, tacopi … pheggupi … sāropi pāripūriṁ gacchati.Suppose there was a tree that was complete with branches and foliage. Its shoots, bark, softwood, and heartwood would grow to fullness.2.5Evamevaṁ kho, āvuso, sīlavato sīlasampannassa upanisasampanno hoti avippaṭisāro;In the same way, an ethical person, who has fulfilled ethics, has fulfilled a vital condition for not having regrets.2.6avippaṭisāre sati avippaṭisārasampannassa upanisasampannaṁ hoti …pe…When there are no regrets, one who has no regrets has fulfilled a vital condition for joy. …2.7vimuttiñāṇadassanan”ti.One who has fulfilled disillusionment and dispassion has fulfilled a vital condition for knowledge and vision of freedom.”

2.8Catutthaṁ.