[897] Parassa ceti gāthāya sambandho attho ca:- kiñca bhiyyo? yo so vinicchaye ṭhatvā pahassamāno "bālo paro akkusalo"ti cāha, tassa parassa ce hi vacasā so tena vuccamāno nihīno hoti, tumo sahā hoti nihīnapañño, sopi teneva saha nihīnapañño hoti. Sopi hi naṃ "bālo"ti vadati. Athassa vacanaṃ appamāṇaṃ, so pana sayameva vedagū ca dhīro ca hoti. Evaṃ sante na koci bālo samaṇesu atthi. Sabbepi hi te attano icchāya paṇḍitā.

[898] Aññaṃ itoti gāthā sambandho attho ca:- "atha ce sayaṃ vedagū hoti dhīro, na koci bālo samaṇesu atthī"ti evaṃ hi vuttepi siyā kissaci "kasmā"ti. Tattha vuccate:- yasmā aññaṃ ito yābhivadanti dhammaṃ aparaddhā suddhimakevalī te, evampi titthyā puthuso vadanti, ye ito aññaṃ diṭṭhiṃ abhivadanti, ye aparaddhā viraddhā suddhimaggaṃ, akevalino ca teti evaṃ puthutitthiyā yasmā vadantīti vuttaṃ hoti. Kasmā panevaṃ vadantīti ce? sandiṭṭhirāgena hi tayābhirattā, yasmā sakena diṭṭhirāgena abhirattāti vuttaṃ hoti.

[899-900] Evaṃ abhirattā ca:- idheva suddhinti gāthā. Tattha sakāyaneti sakamagge. Daḷhaṃ vadānāti daḷhavādā. Evañca daḷhavādesu tesu yo koci titthiyo sakāyena vāpi daḷhaṃ vadāno kamettha bāloti paraṃ daheyya, saṅkhepato tattha sassatucchedasaṅkhāte vitthārato vā

Evaṃ sante ca sayameva so medhagamāvaheyya paraṃ vadaṃ bālamasuddhidhammaṃ, sopi paraṃ "bālo ca asuddhidhammo ca ayan"ti vadanto attanova kalahaṃ āvaheyya. Kasmā? yasmā sabbopi tassa matena paṇḍito eva supaṭipannoyeva ca.