1.1“Sattime, bhikkhave, udakūpamā puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.“Mendicants, these seven individuals found in the world are like those in water.

1.2Katame satta?What seven?1.3Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sakiṁ nimuggo nimuggova hoti;One individual sinks under once and stays under.1.4idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ummujjitvā nimujjati;One individual rises up then sinks under.1.5idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ummujjitvā ṭhito hoti;One individual rises up then stays put.1.6idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ummujjitvā vipassati viloketi;One individual rises up then sees and discerns.1.7idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ummujjitvā patarati;One individual rises up then crosses over.1.8idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ummujjitvā patigādhappatto hoti;One individual rises up then finds a foothold.1.9idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ummujjitvā tiṇṇo hoti pāraṅgato thale tiṭṭhati brāhmaṇo.One individual has risen up, crossed over, and gone to the far shore, a brahmin who stands on solid ground.

2.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo sakiṁ nimuggo nimuggova hoti?And what kind of individual sinks under once and stays under?2.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo samannāgato hoti ekantakāḷakehi akusalehi dhammehi.It’s the kind of individual who has absolutely dark, unskillful qualities.2.3Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo sakiṁ nimuggo nimuggova hoti.This kind of individual sinks under once and stays under.

3.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo ummujjitvā nimujjati?And what kind of individual rises up then sinks under?3.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ummujjati sādhu saddhā kusalesu dhammesu, sādhu hirī …pe…It’s the kind of individual who, rising up, thinks: ‘It’s good to have faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom regarding skillful qualities.’3.3sādhu ottappaṁ …3.4sādhu vīriyaṁ …3.5sādhu paññā kusalesu dhammesūti.3.6Tassa sā saddhā neva tiṭṭhati no vaḍḍhati hāyatiyeva, tassa sā hirī …pe…However their faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom don’t last or grow, but dwindle away.3.7tassa taṁ ottappaṁ …3.8tassa taṁ vīriyaṁ …3.9tassa sā paññā neva tiṭṭhati no vaḍḍhati hāyatiyeva.3.10Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo ummujjitvā nimujjati.This kind of individual rises up then sinks under.

4.1PTS 4.12Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo ummujjitvā ṭhito hoti?And what kind of individual rises up then stays put?4.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ummujjati sādhu saddhā kusalesu dhammesu, sādhu hirī …pe…It’s the kind of individual who, rising up, thinks: ‘It’s good to have faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom regarding skillful qualities.’4.3sādhu ottappaṁ …4.4sādhu vīriyaṁ …4.5sādhu paññā kusalesu dhammesūti.4.6Tassa sā saddhā neva hāyati no vaḍḍhati ṭhitā hoti.And their faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom lasts, neither dwindling nor growing.4.7Tassa sā hirī …pe…4.8tassa taṁ ottappaṁ …4.9tassa taṁ vīriyaṁ …4.10tassa sā paññā neva hāyati no vaḍḍhati ṭhitā hoti.4.11Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo ummujjitvā ṭhito hoti.This kind of individual rises up then stays put.

5.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo ummujjitvā vipassati viloketi?And what kind of individual rises up then sees and discerns?5.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ummujjati sādhu saddhā kusalesu dhammesu, sādhu hirī …pe…It’s the kind of individual who, rising up, thinks: ‘It’s good to have faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom regarding skillful qualities.’5.3sādhu ottappaṁ …5.4sādhu vīriyaṁ …5.5sādhu paññā kusalesu dhammesūti.5.6So tiṇṇaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ parikkhayā sotāpanno hoti avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyaṇo.With the ending of three fetters they’re a stream-enterer, not liable to be reborn in the underworld, assured, destined for awakening.5.7Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo ummujjitvā vipassati viloketi.This kind of individual rises up then sees and discerns.

6.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo ummujjitvā patarati?And what kind of individual rises up then crosses over?6.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ummujjati sādhu saddhā kusalesu dhammesu, sādhu hirī …pe…It’s the kind of individual who, rising up, thinks: ‘It’s good to have faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom regarding skillful qualities.’6.3sādhu ottappaṁ …6.4sādhu vīriyaṁ …6.5sādhu paññā kusalesu dhammesūti.6.6So tiṇṇaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ parikkhayā rāgadosamohānaṁ tanuttā sakadāgāmī hoti, sakideva imaṁ lokaṁ āgantvā dukkhassantaṁ karoti.With the ending of three fetters, and the weakening of greed, hate, and delusion, they’re a once-returner. They come back to this world once only, then make an end of suffering.6.7Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo ummujjitvā patarati.This kind of individual rises up then crosses over.

7.1Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo ummujjitvā patigādhappatto hoti?And what kind of individual rises up then finds a foothold?7.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ummujjati sādhu saddhā kusalesu dhammesu, sādhu hirī …pe…It’s the kind of individual who, rising up, thinks: ‘It’s good to have faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom regarding skillful qualities.’7.3sādhu ottappaṁ …7.4sādhu vīriyaṁ …7.5sādhu paññā kusalesu dhammesūti.7.6So pañcannaṁ orambhāgiyānaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ parikkhayā opapātiko hoti tattha parinibbāyī anāvattidhammo tasmā lokā.With the ending of the five lower fetters they’re reborn spontaneously. They are extinguished there, and are not liable to return from that world.7.7Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo ummujjitvā patigādhappatto hoti.This kind of individual rises up then finds a foothold.

8.1PTS 4.13Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo ummujjitvā tiṇṇo hoti pāraṅgato thale tiṭṭhati brāhmaṇo.And what kind of individual has risen up, crossed over, and gone to the far shore, a brahmin who stands on solid ground?8.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ummujjati sādhu saddhā kusalesu dhammesu, sādhu hirī …pe…It’s the kind of individual who, rising up, thinks: ‘It’s good to have faith, conscience, prudence, energy, and wisdom regarding skillful qualities.’8.3sādhu ottappaṁ …8.4sādhu vīriyaṁ …8.5sādhu paññā kusalesu dhammesūti.8.6So āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati.They realize the undefiled freedom of heart and freedom by wisdom. And they live having realized it with their own insight in this very life due to the ending of defilements.8.7Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo ummujjitvā tiṇṇo hoti pāraṅgato thale tiṭṭhati brāhmaṇo.This kind of individual has risen up, crossed over, and gone to the far shore, a brahmin who stands on solid ground.

9.1Ime kho, bhikkhave, satta udakūpamā puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin”ti.These seven individuals found in the world are like those in water.”

9.2Pañcamaṁ.