1"Bhikkhus, I will teach you about one of bad character and about one of still worse character. I will teach you about one of good character and about one of still better character. Listen ….

(1) "And what, bhikkhus, is one of bad character? Here, someone is of wrong view … of wrong liberation. This is called one of bad character.

3(2) "And what is one of still worse character? Here, someone is himself of wrong view and encourages others in wrong view … he is himself of wrong liberation and encourages others in wrong liberation. This is called one of still worse character.

4(3) "And what is one of good character? Here, someone is of right view … of right liberation. This is called one of good character.

5(4) "And what is one of still better character? Here, someone is himself of right view and encourages others in right view … he is himself of right liberation and encourages others in right liberation. This is called one of still better character."

1"Pāpadhammañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi, pāpadhammena pāpadhammatarañca; kalyāṇadhammañca, kalyāṇadhammena kalyāṇadhammatarañca. Taṁ suṇātha … pe ….

2"Katamo ca, bhikkhave, pāpadhammo? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco micchādiṭṭhiko hoti … pe … micchāñāṇī hoti, micchāvimutti hoti. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, pāpadhammo.

3Katamo ca, bhikkhave, pāpadhammena pāpadhammataro? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco attanā ca micchādiṭṭhiko hoti, parañca micchādiṭṭhiyā samādapeti … pe … attanā ca micchāñāṇī hoti, parañca micchāñāṇe samādapeti; attanā ca micchāvimutti hoti, parañca micchāvimuttiyā samādapeti. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, pāpadhammena pāpadhammataro.

4Katamo ca, bhikkhave, kalyāṇadhammo? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco sammādiṭṭhiko hoti … pe … sammāñāṇī hoti, sammāvimutti hoti. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kalyāṇadhammo.

5Katamo ca, bhikkhave, kalyāṇadhammena kalyāṇadhammataro? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco attanā ca sammādiṭṭhiko hoti, parañca sammādiṭṭhiyā samādapeti … pe … attanā ca sammāñāṇī hoti, parañca sammāñāṇe samādapeti; attanā ca sammāvimutti hoti, parañca sammāvimuttiyā samādapeti. Ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, kalyāṇadhammena kalyāṇadhammataro"ti.

Dasamaṁ.
Sappurisavaggo paṭhamo.

6Sikkhāpadañca assaddhaṁ,
Sattakammaṁ atho ca dasakammaṁ;
Aṭṭhaṅgikañca dasamaggaṁ,
Dve pāpadhammā apare dveti.