1 O Bhikkhus, there are these four [kinds of] Dhamma speakers. Which four? Here, O bhikkhus, a certain Dhamma speaker speaks little and [his speech] is irrelevant, and his assembly does not have the skills for [distinquishing] the relevant and the irrelevant. It is just such a Dhamma speaker, O Bhikkhus, that is recognized as a Dhamma speaker by such an assembly.

2 Here, O bhikkhus, another Dhamma speaker speaks little and [his speech] is relevant, and his assembly has the skills for [distinquishing] the relevant and the irrelevant. It is just such a Dhamma speaker, O Bhikkhus, that is recognized as a Dhamma speaker by such an assembly.

3 Here, O bhikkhus, another Dhamma speaker speaks much and [his speech] is irrelevant, and his assembly does not have the skills for [distinquishing] the relevant and the irrelevant. It is just such a Dhamma speaker, O Bhikkhus, that is recognized as a Dhamma speaker by such an assembly.

4 Here, O bhikkhus, another Dhamma speaker speaks much and [his speech] is relevant, and his assembly has the skills for [distinquishing] the relevant and the irrelevant. It is just such a Dhamma speaker, O Bhikkhus, that is recognized as a Dhamma speaker by such an assembly. These, O Bhikkhus, are the four [kinds of] Dhamma speakers.

1 cattārome bhikkhave dhammakathikā. katame cattāro? idha bhikkhave ekacco dhammakathiko appaṃ ca bhāsati asahitañca parisā ca. na kusalā hoti sahitāsahitassa. evarūpo bhikkhave dhammakathiko evarūpāya parisāya dhammakathikotveva saṅkhaṃ gacchati.

2 idha pana bhikkhave ekacco dhammakathiko appañca bhāsati sahitañca, parisā ca kusalā hoti sahitāsahitassa. evarūpo bhikkhave dhammakathiko evarūpāya parisāya dhammakathikotveva saṅkhaṃ gacchati.

3 idha pana bhikkhave ekacco dhammakathiko bahuñca bhāsati asahitañca. parisā ca na kusalā hoti sahitāsahitassa. evarūpo bhikkhave dhammakathiko evarūpāya parisāya dhammakathikotveva saṅkhaṃ gacchati.

4 idha pana bhikkhave ekacco dhammakathiko bahuñca bhāsati sahitañca parisā ca kusalā hoti sahitāsahitassa evarūpo bhikkhave dhammakathiko evarūpāya parisāya dhammakathikotveva saṅkhaṃ gacchati. ime kho bhikkhave cattāro dhammakathikāti. bjt page 268 x 268