Evarūpassa, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno kiñcāpi evaṁ icchā uppajjeyya: ‘aho vata maṁ sabrahmacārī sakkareyyuṁ garuṁ kareyyuṁ māneyyuṁ pūjeyyun’ti, atha kho naṁ sabrahmacārī na ceva sakkaronti na garuṁ karonti na mānenti na pūjenti. Taṁ kissa hetu? Tathāhissa, bhikkhave, viññū sabrahmacārī te pāpake akusale dhamme appahīne samanupassanti. Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, assakhaḷuṅkassa kiñcāpi evaṁ icchā uppajjeyya: ‘aho vata maṁ manussā ājānīyaṭṭhāne ṭhapeyyuṁ, ājānīyabhojanañca bhojeyyuṁ, ājānīyaparimajjanañca parimajjeyyun’ti, atha kho naṁ manussā na ceva ājānīyaṭṭhāne ṭhapenti na ca ājānīyabhojanaṁ bhojenti na ca ājānīyaparimajjanaṁ parimajjanti. Taṁ kissa hetu? Tathāhissa, bhikkhave, viññū manussā tāni sāṭheyyāni kūṭeyyāni jimheyyāni vaṅkeyyāni appahīnāni samanupassanti. Evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, evarūpassa bhikkhuno kiñcāpi evaṁ icchā uppajjeyya: ‘aho vata maṁ sabrahmacārī sakkareyyuṁ garuṁ kareyyuṁ māneyyuṁ pūjeyyun’ti, atha kho naṁ sabrahmacārī na ceva sakkaronti na garuṁ karonti na mānenti na pūjenti. Taṁ kissa hetu? Tathāhissa, bhikkhave, viññū sabrahmacārī te pāpake akusale dhamme appahīne samanupassanti. Idha pana, bhikkhave, bhikkhu na adhikaraṇiko hoti, adhikaraṇasamathassa vaṇṇavādī. Yampi, bhikkhave, bhikkhu na adhikaraṇiko hoti adhikaraṇasamathassa vaṇṇavādī, ayampi dhammo piyatāya garutāya bhāvanāya sāmaññāya ekībhāvāya saṁvattati.