1.1Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.At Sāvatthī.

1.2“Dhātusova, bhikkhave, sattā saṁsandanti samenti.“Mendicants, sentient beings join together and converge because of an element:1.3Pāṇātipātino pāṇātipātīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;those who kill living creatures with those who kill living creatures,1.4adinnādāyino adinnādāyīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;those who steal …1.5kāmesumicchācārino kāmesumicchācārīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;commit sexual misconduct …1.6musāvādino musāvādīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;lie …1.7pisuṇavācā pisuṇavācehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;backbite …1.8pharusavācā pharusavācehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;speak harshly …1.9samphappalāpino samphappalāpīhi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti.talk nonsense …

2.1Pāṇātipātā paṭiviratā …pe…Those who refrain from killing living creatures. …2.2adinnādānā paṭiviratā …who refrain from stealing …2.3kāmesumicchācārā paṭiviratā …who refrain from sexual misconduct …2.4musāvādā paṭiviratā …who refrain from lying …2.5pisuṇāya vācāya paṭiviratā pisuṇāya vācāya paṭiviratehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;who refrain from backbiting …2.6pharusāya vācāya paṭiviratā pharusāya vācāya paṭiviratehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti;who refrain from harsh speech …2.7samphappalāpā paṭiviratā samphappalāpā paṭiviratehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samentī”ti.who refrain from talking nonsense with those who refrain from talking nonsense.”

2.8Catutthaṁ.