1.1“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, ṭhānāni.“Mendicants, there are these four things.1.2Katamāni cattāri?What four?

1. 1.3Atthi, bhikkhave, ṭhānaṁ amanāpaṁ kātuṁ;There is a thing that’s unpleasant to do,1.4tañca kayiramānaṁ anatthāya saṁvattati.and doing it proves harmful.
2. 1.5Atthi, bhikkhave, ṭhānaṁ amanāpaṁ kātuṁ;There is a thing that’s unpleasant to do,1.6tañca kayiramānaṁ atthāya saṁvattati.but doing it proves beneficial.
3. 1.7Atthi, bhikkhave, ṭhānaṁ manāpaṁ kātuṁ;There is a thing that’s pleasant to do,1.8tañca kayiramānaṁ anatthāya saṁvattati.but doing it proves harmful.
4. 1.9Atthi, bhikkhave, ṭhānaṁ manāpaṁ kātuṁ;There is a thing that’s pleasant to do,1.10tañca kayiramānaṁ atthāya saṁvattati.and doing it proves beneficial.

2.1Tatra, bhikkhave, yamidaṁ ṭhānaṁ amanāpaṁ kātuṁ;Take the thing that’s unpleasant to do,2.2tañca kayiramānaṁ anatthāya saṁvattati—and doing it proves harmful.2.3idaṁ, bhikkhave, ṭhānaṁ ubhayeneva na kattabbaṁ maññati.This is regarded as a thing that shouldn’t be done on both grounds:2.4Yampidaṁ ṭhānaṁ amanāpaṁ kātuṁ;because it’s unpleasant,2.5imināpi naṁ na kattabbaṁ maññati.2.6Yampidaṁ ṭhānaṁ kayiramānaṁ anatthāya saṁvattati;and because doing it proves harmful.2.7imināpi naṁ na kattabbaṁ maññati.2.8Idaṁ, bhikkhave, ṭhānaṁ ubhayeneva na kattabbaṁ maññati.This is regarded as a thing that shouldn’t be done on both grounds.

3.1PTS 2.119Tatra, bhikkhave, yamidaṁ ṭhānaṁ amanāpaṁ kātuṁ;Next, take the thing that’s unpleasant to do,3.2tañca kayiramānaṁ atthāya saṁvattati—but doing it proves beneficial.3.3imasmiṁ, bhikkhave, ṭhāne bālo ca paṇḍito ca veditabbo purisathāme purisavīriye purisaparakkame.It is here that you can tell who is foolish and who is astute in regard to human strength, energy, and vigor.3.4Na, bhikkhave, bālo iti paṭisañcikkhati:A fool doesn’t reflect:3.5‘kiñcāpi kho idaṁ ṭhānaṁ amanāpaṁ kātuṁ;‘Despite the fact that this thing is unpleasant to do,3.6atha carahidaṁ ṭhānaṁ kayiramānaṁ atthāya saṁvattatī’ti.doing it still proves beneficial.’3.7So taṁ ṭhānaṁ na karoti.They don’t do that thing,3.8Tassa taṁ ṭhānaṁ akayiramānaṁ anatthāya saṁvattati.so that proves harmful.3.9Paṇḍito ca kho, bhikkhave, iti paṭisañcikkhati:An astute person does reflect:3.10‘kiñcāpi kho idaṁ ṭhānaṁ amanāpaṁ kātuṁ;‘Even though this thing is unpleasant to do,3.11atha carahidaṁ ṭhānaṁ kayiramānaṁ atthāya saṁvattatī’ti.doing it still proves beneficial.’3.12So taṁ ṭhānaṁ karoti.They do that thing,3.13Tassa taṁ ṭhānaṁ kayiramānaṁ atthāya saṁvattati.so that proves beneficial.

4.1Tatra, bhikkhave, yamidaṁ ṭhānaṁ manāpaṁ kātuṁ;Next, take the thing that’s pleasant to do,4.2tañca kayiramānaṁ anatthāya saṁvattati—but doing it proves harmful.4.3imasmimpi, bhikkhave, ṭhāne bālo ca paṇḍito ca veditabbo purisathāme purisavīriye purisaparakkame.It is here that you can tell who is foolish and who is astute in regard to human strength, energy, and vigor.4.4Na, bhikkhave, bālo iti paṭisañcikkhati:A fool doesn’t reflect:4.5‘kiñcāpi kho idaṁ ṭhānaṁ manāpaṁ kātuṁ;‘Even though this thing is pleasant to do,4.6atha carahidaṁ ṭhānaṁ kayiramānaṁ anatthāya saṁvattatī’ti.doing it still proves harmful.’4.7So taṁ ṭhānaṁ karoti.They do that thing,4.8Tassa taṁ ṭhānaṁ kayiramānaṁ anatthāya saṁvattati.and so that proves harmful.4.9Paṇḍito ca kho, bhikkhave, iti paṭisañcikkhati:An astute person does reflect:4.10‘kiñcāpi kho idaṁ ṭhānaṁ manāpaṁ kātuṁ;‘Despite the fact that this thing is pleasant to do,4.11atha carahidaṁ ṭhānaṁ kayiramānaṁ anatthāya saṁvattatī’ti.doing it still proves harmful.’4.12So taṁ ṭhānaṁ na karoti.They don’t do that thing,4.13Tassa taṁ ṭhānaṁ akayiramānaṁ atthāya saṁvattati.so that proves beneficial.

5.1Tatra, bhikkhave, yamidaṁ ṭhānaṁ manāpaṁ kātuṁ, tañca kayiramānaṁ atthāya saṁvattati—Next, take the thing that’s pleasant to do, and doing it proves beneficial.5.2idaṁ, bhikkhave, ṭhānaṁ ubhayeneva kattabbaṁ maññati.This is regarded as a thing that should be done on both grounds:5.3Yampidaṁ ṭhānaṁ manāpaṁ kātuṁ, imināpi naṁ kattabbaṁ maññati;because it’s pleasant,5.4yampidaṁ ṭhānaṁ kayiramānaṁ atthāya saṁvattati, imināpi naṁ kattabbaṁ maññati.and because doing it proves beneficial.5.5Idaṁ, bhikkhave, ṭhānaṁ ubhayeneva kattabbaṁ maññati.This is regarded as a thing that should be done on both grounds.

5.6Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri ṭhānānī”ti.These are the four things.”

5.7Pañcamaṁ.