1.1“Ye te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū kuhā thaddhā lapā siṅgī unnaḷā asamāhitā, na me te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū māmakā.“Mendicants, those mendicants who are deceivers and flatterers, pompous and fake, insolent, and scattered: those mendicants are no followers of mine.1.2Apagatā ca te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū imasmā dhammavinayā, na ca te imasmiṁ dhammavinaye vuddhiṁ viruḷhiṁ vepullaṁ āpajjanti.They’ve left this teaching and training, and they don’t achieve growth, improvement, or maturity in this teaching and training.

1.3Ye ca kho te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū nikkuhā nillapā dhīrā atthaddhā susamāhitā, te kho me, bhikkhave, bhikkhū māmakā.But those mendicants who are genuine, not flatterers, attentive, amenable, and serene: those mendicants are followers of mine.1.4Anapagatā ca te, bhikkhave, bhikkhū imasmā dhammavinayā. Te ca imasmiṁ dhammavinaye vuddhiṁ viruḷhiṁ vepullaṁ āpajjantīti.They haven’t left this teaching and training, and they achieve growth, improvement, or maturity in this teaching and training.

2.1Kuhā thaddhā lapā siṅgī,Those who are deceivers and flatterers, <j>pompous and fake,2.2unnaḷā asamāhitā;insolent and scattered:2.3Na te dhamme virūhanti,these don’t grow in the teaching2.4sammāsambuddhadesite.that was taught by the perfected Buddha.

3.1Nikkuhā nillapā dhīrā,But those who are genuine, not flatterers, attentive,3.2atthaddhā susamāhitā;amenable, and serene:3.3Te ve dhamme virūhanti,these do grow in the teaching3.4sammāsambuddhadesite”ti.that was taught by the perfected Buddha.”

3.5Chaṭṭhaṁ.