1.1“Cattārome, bhikkhave, dhammakathikā.∥“Mendicants, there are these four Dhamma speakers.1.2Katame cattāro?What four?

1.3Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco dhammakathiko appañca bhāsati asahitañca;One Dhamma speaker speaks little and off topic.1.4parisā cassa na kusalā hoti sahitāsahitassa.And their assembly can’t tell what’s on topic and what’s off topic.1.5Evarūpo, bhikkhave, dhammakathiko evarūpāya parisāya dhammakathikotveva saṅkhaṁ gacchati.Such an assembly regards such a Dhamma speaker simply as a Dhamma speaker.

2.1Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco dhammakathiko appañca bhāsati sahitañca;One Dhamma speaker speaks little but stays on topic.2.2parisā cassa kusalā hoti sahitāsahitassa.And their assembly can tell what’s on topic and what’s off topic.2.3Evarūpo, bhikkhave, dhammakathiko evarūpāya parisāya dhammakathikotveva saṅkhaṁ gacchati.Such an assembly regards such a Dhamma speaker simply as a Dhamma speaker.

3.1Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco dhammakathiko bahuñca bhāsati asahitañca;One Dhamma speaker speaks much but off topic.3.2parisā cassa na kusalā hoti sahitāsahitassa.And their assembly can’t tell what’s on topic and what’s off topic.3.3Evarūpo, bhikkhave, dhammakathiko evarūpāya parisāya dhammakathikotveva saṅkhaṁ gacchati.Such an assembly regards such a Dhamma speaker simply as a Dhamma speaker.

4.1Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco dhammakathiko bahuñca bhāsati sahitañca;One Dhamma speaker speaks much and stays on topic.4.2parisā cassa kusalā hoti sahitāsahitassa.And their assembly can tell what’s on topic and what’s off topic.4.3Evarūpo, bhikkhave, dhammakathiko evarūpāya parisāya dhammakathikotveva saṅkhaṁ gacchati.Such an assembly regards such a Dhamma speaker simply as a Dhamma speaker.

4.4Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro dhammakathikā”ti.These are the four Dhamma speakers.”

4.5Navamaṁ.