“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, sālisūkaṁ vā yavasūkaṁ vā sammāpaṇihitaṁ hatthena vā pādena vā akkantaṁ hatthaṁ vā pādaṁ vā bhecchati lohitaṁ vā uppādessatīti ṭhānametaṁ vijjati.  
“Mendicants, suppose a spike of rice or barley was pointing the right way. If you trod on it with hand or foot, it may well break the skin and produce blood.
Sammāpaṇihitattā, bhikkhave, sūkassa.  
Because the spike is pointing the right way.
Sammāpaṇihitattā, bhikkhave, cittassā”ti.  
Because the mind is pointing the right way.”

Sammāpaṇihitaṁ kho, mahāli, cittaṁ hetu, sammāpaṇihitaṁ cittaṁ paccayo kalyāṇassa kammassa kiriyāya kalyāṇassa kammassa pavattiyā.  
A rightly directed mind is a cause of good deeds …

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, sālisūkaṁ vā yavasūkaṁ vā sammāpaṇihitaṁ hatthena vā pādena vā akkantaṁ hatthaṁ vā pādaṁ vā bhindissati, lohitaṁ vā uppādessatīti—ṭhānametaṁ vijjati.  
Suppose a spike of rice or barley was pointing the right way. If you trod on it with hand or foot, it may well break the skin and produce blood.
Sammāpaṇihitattā, bhikkhave, sūkassa.  
Because the spike is pointing the right way.
Sammāpaṇihitattā, bhikkhave, diṭṭhiyā.  
Because their view is pointing the right way.

“Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, sālisūkaṁ vā yavasūkaṁ vā sammāpaṇihitaṁ hatthena vā pādena vā akkantaṁ hatthaṁ vā pādaṁ vā bhindissati lohitaṁ vā uppādessatīti—ṭhānametaṁ vijjati.  
“Mendicants, suppose a spike of rice or barley was pointing the right way. If you trod on it with hand or foot, it may well break the skin and produce blood.
Sammāpaṇihitattā, bhikkhave, sūkassa.  
Because the spike is pointing the right way.
Sammāpaṇihitattā, bhikkhave, diṭṭhiyā.  
Because their view is pointing the right way.