Aṅguttara Nikāya
Catukka Nipāta
XXI: Sappurisa Vagga
Sutta 206
Sappurisa Suttaṃ (6)
The Good Person (6)
Translated from the Pali
by
Michael M. Olds
[1][pts] I will delineate for you, beggars,
the not-good person
and the not-good person of not-good persons
and the good person
and the good person of good persons.
Listen up!
Pay attention!
I will speak!
Even so Elder! The Beggars responded.
The Lucky Man said this:
'And what, beggrs, is the not-good person?
Here beggars, someone
has contrary view,
has contrary principles,
has contrary speech,
has contrary works,
has contrary lifestyle,
has contrary self-control,
has contrary mind,
has contrary serenity,
has contrary knowledge,
has contrary freedom.
This beggars is the not-good person.
■
And what, beggars is the not-good person of not-good persons?
Here beggars, a someone
himself has contrary view,
and further extols contrary view;
himself has contrary principles,
and further extols contrary principles;
himself has contrary speech,
and further extols contrary speech;
himself has contrary works,
and further extols contrary works;
himself has contrary lifestyle,
and further extols contrary lifestyle;
himself has contrary self-control,
and further extols contrary self-control;
himself has contrary mind,
and further extols contrary mind;
himself has contrary serenity,
and further extols contrary serenity;
himself has contrary knowledge,
and further extols contrary knowledge;
himself has contrary freedom,
and further extols contrary freedom.
This beggars is the not-good person of not-good persons.
■
And what, beggars is the good person?
Here beggars, someone
has high view,
has high principles,
has high speech,
has high works,
has high lifestyle,
has high self-control,
has high mind,
has high serenity,
has high knowledge,
has high freedom.
This beggars is the good person.
■
And what, beggars is the good person of good persons?
Here beggars, a someone
himself has high view,
and further extols high view;
himself has high principles,
and further extols high principles;
himself has high speech,
and further extols high speech;
himself has high works,
and further extols high works;
himself has high lifestyle,
and further extols high lifestyle;
himself has high self-control,
and further extols high self-control;
himself has high mind,
and further extols high mind;
himself has high serenity,
and further extols high serenity;
himself has high knowledge,
and further extols high knowledge;
himself has high freedom,
and further extols high freedom.
This beggars is the good person of good persons.
This beggars is the not-good person,
the not-good person of not-good persons,
the good person,
and the good person of good persons.