1.1Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:This was said by the Buddha, the Perfected One: that is what I heard.

2.1“Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā tapanīyā.“These two things, mendicants, are mortifying.2.2Katame dve?What two?2.3Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco akatakalyāṇo hoti, akatakusalo, akatabhīruttāṇo, katapāpo, kataluddo, katakibbiso.It’s when someone hasn’t done good and skillful things that keep them safe, but has done bad things, violence and sin.2.4So ‘akataṁ me kalyāṇan’tipi tappati, ‘kataṁ me pāpan’tipi tappati.Thinking, ‘I haven’t done good things’, they’re mortified. Thinking, ‘I have done bad things’, they’re mortified.2.5Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve dhammā tapanīyā”ti.These are the two things that are mortifying.”

2.6Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.The Buddha spoke this matter.2.7Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:On this it is said:

3.1“Kāyaduccaritaṁ katvā,∥“Having done bad things3.2vacīduccaritāni ca;by way of body,3.3Manoduccaritaṁ katvā,speech, and mind,3.4yañcaññaṁ dosasañhitaṁ.and whatever else is corrupt;

4.1Akatvā kusalaṁ kammaṁ,∥not having done good deeds,4.2katvānākusalaṁ bahuṁ;and having done many bad,4.3Kāyassa bhedā duppañño,when their body breaks up, that witless person4.4nirayaṁ sopapajjatī”ti.is reborn in hell.”

5.1Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

5.2Tatiyaṁ.