1.1PTS 1.128“Tayome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.∥“These three individuals are found in the world.1.2Katame tayo?What three?1.3Gūthabhāṇī, pupphabhāṇī, madhubhāṇī.One with speech like dung, one with speech like flowers, and one with speech like honey.

1.4Katamo ca, bhikkhave, puggalo gūthabhāṇī?And who has speech like dung?1.5Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sabhaggato vā parisaggato vā ñātimajjhagato vā pūgamajjhagato vā rājakulamajjhagato vā abhinīto sakkhipuṭṭho: ‘ehambho purisa, yaṁ jānāsi taṁ vadehī’ti. So ajānaṁ vā āha: ‘jānāmī’ti, jānaṁ vā āha: ‘na jānāmī’ti, apassaṁ vā āha: ‘passāmī’ti, passaṁ vā āha: ‘na passāmī’ti; iti attahetu vā parahetu vā āmisakiñcikkhahetu vā sampajānamusā bhāsitā hoti.It’s an individual who is summoned to a council, an assembly, a family meeting, a guild, or to the royal court, and asked to bear witness: ‘Please, my man, say what you know.’ Not knowing, they say ‘I know.’ Knowing, they say ‘I don’t know.’ Not seeing, they say ‘I see.’ And seeing, they say ‘I don’t see.’ So they deliberately lie for the sake of themselves or another, or for some trivial worldly reason.1.6Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, puggalo gūthabhāṇī.This is called an individual with speech like dung.

2.1Katamo ca, bhikkhave, puggalo pupphabhāṇī?And who has speech like flowers?2.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sabhaggato vā parisaggato vā ñātimajjhagato vā pūgamajjhagato vā rājakulamajjhagato vā abhinīto sakkhipuṭṭho: ‘ehambho purisa, yaṁ pajānāsi taṁ vadehī’ti, so ajānaṁ vā āha: ‘na jānāmī’ti, jānaṁ vā āha: ‘jānāmī’ti, apassaṁ vā āha: ‘na passāmī’ti, passaṁ vā āha: ‘passāmī’ti; iti attahetu vā parahetu vā āmisakiñcikkhahetu vā na sampajānamusā bhāsitā hoti.It’s an individual who is summoned to a council, an assembly, a family meeting, a guild, or to the royal court, and asked to bear witness: ‘Please, my man, say what you know.’ Not knowing, they say ‘I don’t know.’ Knowing, they say ‘I know.’ Not seeing, they say ‘I don’t see.’ And seeing, they say ‘I see.’ So they don’t deliberately lie for the sake of themselves or another, or for some trivial worldly reason.2.3Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, puggalo pupphabhāṇī.This is called an individual with speech like flowers.

3.1Katamo ca, bhikkhave, puggalo madhubhāṇī?And who has speech like honey?3.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo pharusaṁ vācaṁ pahāya pharusāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti;It’s an individual who gives up harsh speech.3.3yā sā vācā nelā kaṇṇasukhā pemanīyā hadayaṅgamā porī bahujanakantā bahujanamanāpā tathārūpiṁ vācaṁ bhāsitā hoti.They speak in a way that’s mellow, pleasing to the ear, endearing, going to the heart, polite, and likable and agreeable to the people.3.4Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, puggalo madhubhāṇī.This is called an individual with speech like honey.

3.5Ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin”ti.These are the three individuals found in the world.”

3.6Aṭṭhamaṁ.