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

2.1“Tīṇimāni, bhikkhave, duccaritāni.“Mendicants, there are these three kinds of bad conduct.2.2Katamāni tīṇi?What three?2.3Kāyaduccaritaṁ, vacīduccaritaṁ, manoduccaritaṁ—Bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind.2.4imāni kho, bhikkhave, tīṇi duccaritānī”ti.These are the three kinds of bad conduct.”

2.5Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.The Buddha spoke this matter.2.6Tatthetaṁ 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 dosasaṁhitaṁ.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.

5.2Pañcamaṁ.