1 Sāvatthiyaṃ viharati. "Dhātusova, bhikkhave, sattā saṃsandanti samenti. Hīnādhimuttikā hīnādhimuttikehi saddhiṃ saṃsandanti samenti. Atītampi kho, bhikkhave, addhānaṃ dhātusova sattā saṃsandiṃsu samiṃsu. Hīnādhimuttikā hīnādhimuttikehi saddhiṃ saṃsandiṃsu samiṃsu.

2 Anāgatampi kho, bhikkhave, addhānaṃ dhātusova sattā saṃsandissanti samessanti. Hīnādhimuttikā hīnādhimuttikehi saddhiṃ saṃsandissanti samessanti.

3 Etarahipi kho, bhikkhave, paccuppannaṃ addhānaṃ dhātusova sattā saṃsandanti samenti. Hīnādhimuttikā hīnādhimuttikehi saddhiṃ saṃsandanti samenti.

4 Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, gūtho gūthena saṃsandati sameti; muttaṃ muttena saṃsandati sameti; kheḷo kheḷena saṃsandati sameti; pubbo pubbena saṃsandati sameti; lohitaṃ lohitena saṃsandati sameti; evameva kho, bhikkhave, dhātusova sattā saṃsandanti samenti. Hīnādhimuttikā hīnādhimuttikehi saddhiṃ saṃsandanti samenti. Atītampi kho addhānaṃ … pe … anāgatampi kho addhānaṃ … pe … etarahipi kho paccuppannaṃ addhānaṃ dhātusova sattā saṃsandanti samenti. Hīnādhimuttikā hīnādhimuttikehi saddhiṃ saṃsandanti samenti.

5 Dhātusova, bhikkhave, sattā saṃsandanti samenti. Kalyāṇādhimuttikā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi saddhiṃ saṃsandanti samenti. Atītampi kho, bhikkhave, addhānaṃ dhātusova sattā saṃsandiṃsu samiṃsu. Kalyāṇādhimuttikā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi saddhiṃ saṃsandiṃsu samiṃsu.

6 Anāgatampi kho, bhikkhave, addhānaṃ … pe … etarahipi kho, bhikkhave, paccuppannaṃ addhānaṃ dhātusova sattā saṃsandanti samenti. Kalyāṇādhimuttikā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi saddhiṃ saṃsandanti samenti.

7 Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, khīraṃ khīrena saṃsandati sameti; telaṃ telena saṃsandati sameti; sappi sappinā saṃsandati sameti; madhu madhunā saṃsandati sameti; phāṇitaṃ phāṇitena saṃsandati sameti; evameva kho, bhikkhave, dhātusova sattā saṃsandanti samenti. Kalyāṇādhimuttikā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi saddhiṃ saṃsandanti samenti. Atītampi kho addhānaṃ … anāgatampi kho addhānaṃ … etarahipi kho paccuppannaṃ addhānaṃ dhātusova sattā saṃsandanti samenti. Kalyāṇādhimuttikā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi saddhiṃ saṃsandanti samentī"ti.

8 Idamavoca bhagavā. Idaṃ vatvāna sugato athāparaṃ etadavoca satthā: 

9 "Saṃsaggā vanatho jāto,
asaṃsaggena chijjati;
Parittaṃ dārumāruyha,
yathā sīde mahaṇṇave.

10 Evaṃ kusītamāgamma,
sādhujīvipi sīdati;
Tasmā taṃ parivajjeyya,
kusītaṃ hīnavīriyaṃ.

11 Pavivittehi ariyehi,
pahitattehi jhāyīhi;
Niccaṃ āraddhavīriyehi,
paṇḍitehi sahāvase"ti.

Chaṭṭhaṃ.