1.1“Na tāva, bhikkhave, akusalassa samāpatti hoti yāva saddhā paccupaṭṭhitā hoti kusalesu dhammesu.“Mendicants, you don’t become unskillful as long as faith is established in skillful qualities.1.2Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, saddhā antarahitā hoti, assaddhiyaṁ pariyuṭṭhāya tiṭṭhati;But when faith vanishes and faithlessness takes over,1.3atha akusalassa samāpatti hoti.you become unskillful.

2.1Na tāva, bhikkhave, akusalassa samāpatti hoti yāva hirī paccupaṭṭhitā hoti kusalesu dhammesu.You don’t become unskillful as long as conscience … prudence … energy … wisdom is established in skillful qualities.2.2Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, hirī antarahitā hoti, ahirikaṁ pariyuṭṭhāya tiṭṭhati;2.3atha akusalassa samāpatti hoti.

3.1Na tāva, bhikkhave, akusalassa samāpatti hoti yāva ottappaṁ paccupaṭṭhitaṁ hoti kusalesu dhammesu.3.2Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, ottappaṁ antarahitaṁ hoti, anottappaṁ pariyuṭṭhāya tiṭṭhati;3.3atha akusalassa samāpatti hoti.

4.1Na tāva, bhikkhave, akusalassa samāpatti hoti yāva vīriyaṁ paccupaṭṭhitaṁ hoti kusalesu dhammesu.4.2Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, vīriyaṁ antarahitaṁ hoti, kosajjaṁ pariyuṭṭhāya tiṭṭhati;4.3atha akusalassa samāpatti hoti.

5.1Na tāva, bhikkhave, akusalassa samāpatti hoti yāva paññā paccupaṭṭhitā hoti kusalesu dhammesu.5.2Yato ca kho, bhikkhave, paññā antarahitā hoti, duppaññā pariyuṭṭhāya tiṭṭhati;But when wisdom vanishes and witlessness takes over,5.3atha akusalassa samāpatti hotī”ti.you become unskillful.”

5.4Chaṭṭhaṁ.