[194] Catūhi kho gahapatiputta ṭhānehi samānasukhadukkho mitto suhado veditabbo guyhamassa ācikkhati guyhamassa pariguyhati āpadāsu na vijahati jīvitaṃpissa atthāya pariccattaṃ hoti . Imehi kho gahapatiputta catūhi ṭhānehi samānasukhadukkho mitto suhado veditabbo.

[195] Catūhi kho gahapatiputta ṭhānehi atthakkhāyī mitto suhado veditabbo pāpā nivāreti kalyāṇe niveseti assutaṃ sāveti Saggassa maggaṃ ācikkhati . imehi kho gahapatiputta catūhi ṭhānehi atthakkhāyī mitto suhado veditabbo.

[196] Catūhi kho gahapatiputta ṭhānehi anukampako mitto suhado veditabbo abhavenassa na nandati bhavenassa nandati avaṇṇaṃ bhaṇamānaṃ nivāreti vaṇṇaṃ bhaṇamānaṃ pasaṃsati . imehi kho gahapatiputta catūhi ṭhānehi anukampako mitto suhado veditabboti . idamavoca bhagavā idaṃ vatvāna sugato athāparaṃ etadavoca satthā

[197] Upakāro ca yo mitto sukhadukkho ca yo sakhā atthakkhāyī ca yo mitto yo ca mittānukampako. Etepi mitte cattāro iti viññāya paṇḍito sakkaccaṃ payirupāseyya mātā puttaṃva orasaṃ. Paṇḍito sīlasampanno jalaṃ aggīva bhāsati bhoge saṃharamānassa bhamarasseva irīyato. Bhogā sannicayaṃ yanti vammikovūpacīyati evaṃ bhoge samāharitvā alamatto kule gihī . Catudhā vibhaje bhoge save mittāni ganthati ekena bhoge bhuñjeyya dvīhi kammaṃ payojaye catutthañca nidhāpeyya āpadāsu bhavissatīti.