Seyyathāpi, bhante, juṇhapakkhe candassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vaḍḍhateva vaṇṇena, vaḍḍhati maṇḍalena, vaḍḍhati ābhāya, vaḍḍhati ārohapariṇāhena. Evameva kho, bhante, yassa kassaci saddhā atthi kusalesu dhammesu … hirī atthi …pe… ottappaṁ atthi … vīriyaṁ atthi … paññā atthi kusalesu dhammesu tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, vuddhiyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu, no parihāni. ‘Saddho purisapuggalo’ti, bhante, aparihānametaṁ; ‘hirimā purisapuggalo’ti, bhante, aparihānametaṁ; ‘ottappī purisapuggalo’ti, bhante, aparihānametaṁ; ‘āraddhavīriyo purisapuggalo’ti, bhante, aparihānametaṁ; ‘paññavā purisapuggalo’ti, bhante, aparihānametaṁ; ‘akkodhano purisapuggalo’ti, bhante, aparihānametaṁ; ‘anupanāhī purisapuggalo’ti, bhante, aparihānametaṁ; ‘santi bhikkhū ovādakā’ti, bhante, aparihānametan”ti. “Sādhu sādhu, kassapa. Yassa kassaci, kassapa, saddhā natthi kusalesu dhammesu …pe… hirī natthi … ottappaṁ natthi … vīriyaṁ natthi … paññā natthi kusalesu dhammesu tassa yā ratti vā divaso vā āgacchati, hāniyeva pāṭikaṅkhā kusalesu dhammesu, no vuddhi.