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

2.1“Lobhaṁ, bhikkhave, anabhijānaṁ aparijānaṁ tattha cittaṁ avirājayaṁ appajahaṁ abhabbo dukkhakkhayāya.“Mendicants, without directly knowing and completely understanding greed, without dispassion for it and giving it up, you can’t end suffering.2.2Lobhañca kho, bhikkhave, abhijānaṁ parijānaṁ tattha cittaṁ virājayaṁ pajahaṁ bhabbo dukkhakkhayāyā”ti.By directly knowing and completely understanding greed, having dispassion for it and giving it up, you can end suffering.”

2.3Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.The Buddha spoke this matter.2.4Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:On this it is said:

3.1“Yena lobhena luddhāse,“When overcome by greed3.2sattā gacchanti duggatiṁ;beings go to a bad place.3.3Taṁ lobhaṁ sammadaññāya,Having rightly understood that greed,3.4pajahanti vipassino;the discerning give it up.3.5Pahāya na punāyanti,Once they’ve given it up,3.6imaṁ lokaṁ kudācanan”ti.they never return to this world.”

4.1Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.This too is a matter that was spoken by the Blessed One: that is what I heard.

4.2Navamaṁ.