1 Sāvatthinidānaṃ. Ekamantaṃ nisinno kho rājā pasenadi kosalo bhagavantaṃ etadavoca:  "idha mayhaṃ, bhante, rahogatassa paṭisallīnassa evaṃ cetaso parivitakko udapādi:  ‘kesaṃ nu kho piyo attā, kesaṃ appiyo attā’ti? Tassa mayhaṃ, bhante, etadahosi:  ‘ye ca kho keci kāyena duccaritaṃ caranti, vācāya duccaritaṃ caranti, manasā duccaritaṃ caranti; tesaṃ appiyo attā. Kiñcāpi te evaṃ vadeyyuṃ:  "piyo no attā"ti, atha kho tesaṃ appiyo attā’. Taṃ kissa hetu? Yañhi appiyo appiyassa kareyya, taṃ te attanāva attano karonti; tasmā tesaṃ appiyo attā. Ye ca kho keci kāyena sucaritaṃ caranti, vācāya sucaritaṃ caranti, manasā sucaritaṃ caranti; tesaṃ piyo attā. Kiñcāpi te evaṃ vadeyyuṃ:  ‘appiyo no attā’ti; atha kho tesaṃ piyo attā. Taṃ kissa hetu? Yañhi piyo piyassa kareyya, taṃ te attanāva attano karonti; tasmā tesaṃ piyo attā"ti.

2 "Evametaṃ, mahārāja, evametaṃ, mahārāja. Ye hi keci, mahārāja, kāyena duccaritaṃ caranti, vācāya duccaritaṃ caranti, manasā duccaritaṃ caranti; tasmā tesaṃ appiyo attā. Kiñcāpi te evaṃ vadeyyuṃ:  ‘piyo no attā’ti, atha kho tesaṃ appiyo attā. Taṃ kissa hetu? Yañhi, mahārāja, appiyo appiyassa kareyya, taṃ te attanāva attano karonti; tasmā tesaṃ appiyo attā. Ye ca kho keci, mahārāja, kāyena sucaritaṃ caranti, vācāya sucaritaṃ caranti, manasā sucaritaṃ caranti; tesaṃ piyo attā. Kiñcāpi te evaṃ vadeyyuṃ:  ‘appiyo no attā’ti; atha kho tesaṃ piyo attā. Taṃ kissa hetu? Yañhi, mahārāja, piyo piyassa kareyya, taṃ te attanāva attano karonti; tasmā tesaṃ piyo attā"ti. Idamavoca … pe …

3 "Attānañce piyaṃ jaññā,
na naṃ pāpena saṃyuje;
Na hi taṃ sulabhaṃ hoti,
sukhaṃ dukkaṭakārinā.

4 Antakenādhipannassa,
jahato mānusaṃ bhavaṃ;
Kiñhi tassa sakaṃ hoti,
kiñca ādāya gacchati;
Kiñcassa anugaṃ hoti,
chāyāva anapāyinī.

5 Ubho puññañca pāpañca,
yaṃ macco kurute idha;
Tañhi tassa sakaṃ hoti,
taṃva ādāya gacchati;
Taṃvassa anugaṃ hoti,
chāyāva anapāyinī.

6 Tasmā kareyya kalyāṇaṃ,
nicayaṃ samparāyikaṃ;
Puññāni paralokasmiṃ,
patiṭṭhā honti pāṇinan"ti.