1.1“Aṭṭhimāni, bhikkhave, malāni.“Mendicants, there are these eight stains.1.2Katamāni aṭṭha?What eight?1.3Asajjhāyamalā, bhikkhave, mantā;Not rehearsing is the stain of hymns.1.4anuṭṭhānamalā, bhikkhave, gharā;Neglect is the stain of houses.1.5malaṁ, bhikkhave, vaṇṇassa kosajjaṁ;Laziness is the stain of beauty.1.6pamādo, bhikkhave, rakkhato malaṁ;Negligence is a guard’s stain.1.7malaṁ, bhikkhave, itthiyā duccaritaṁ;Misconduct is a woman’s stain.1.8maccheraṁ, bhikkhave, dadato malaṁ;Stinginess is a giver’s stain.1.9malā, bhikkhave, pāpakā akusalā dhammā asmiṁ loke paramhi ca;Bad, unskillful qualities are a stain in this world and the next.1.10tato, bhikkhave, malā malataraṁ avijjā paramaṁ malaṁ.Worse than any of these is ignorance, the worst stain of all.1.11Imāni kho, bhikkhave, aṭṭha malānīti.These are the eight stains.

2.1Asajjhāyamalā mantā,∥Not rehearsing is the stain of hymns.2.2anuṭṭhānamalā gharā;The stain of houses is neglect.2.3Malaṁ vaṇṇassa kosajjaṁ,Laziness is the stain of beauty.2.4pamādo rakkhato malaṁ.A guard’s stain is negligence.

3.1Malitthiyā duccaritaṁ,∥Misconduct is a woman’s stain.3.2maccheraṁ dadato malaṁ;A giver’s stain is stinginess.3.3Malā ve pāpakā dhammā,Bad qualities are a stain3.4asmiṁ loke paramhi ca;in this world and the next.3.5Tato malā malataraṁ,But a worse stain than these3.6avijjā paramaṁ malan”ti.is ignorance, the worst stain of all.”

3.7Pañcamaṁ.