So I have heard. Evaṁ me sutaṁ—At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery. ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. There the Buddha addressed the mendicants, Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi: “Mendicants!” “bhikkhavo”ti.

“Venerable sir,” they replied. “Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ. The Buddha said this: Bhagavā etadavoca:

“Mendicants, ignorance precedes the attainment of unskillful qualities, with lack of conscience and prudence following along. “Avijjā, bhikkhave, pubbaṅgamā akusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ samāpattiyā, anvadeva ahirikaṁ anottappaṁ. An ignoramus, sunk in ignorance, produces wrong view. Avijjāgatassa, bhikkhave, aviddasuno micchādiṭṭhi pahoti; Wrong view produces wrong thought. micchādiṭṭhissa micchāsaṅkappo pahoti; Wrong thought produces wrong speech. micchāsaṅkappassa micchāvācā pahoti; Wrong speech produces wrong action. micchāvācassa micchākammanto pahoti; Wrong action produces wrong livelihood. micchākammantassa micchāājīvo pahoti; Wrong livelihood produces wrong effort. micchāājīvassa micchāvāyāmo pahoti; Wrong effort produces wrong mindfulness. micchāvāyāmassa micchāsati pahoti; Wrong mindfulness produces wrong immersion. micchāsatissa micchāsamādhi pahoti.

Knowledge precedes the attainment of skillful qualities, with conscience and prudence following along. Vijjā ca kho, bhikkhave, pubbaṅgamā kusalānaṁ dhammānaṁ samāpattiyā, anvadeva hirottappaṁ. A sage, firm in knowledge, produces right view. Vijjāgatassa, bhikkhave, viddasuno sammādiṭṭhi pahoti; Right view produces right thought. sammādiṭṭhissa sammāsaṅkappo pahoti; Right thought produces right speech. sammāsaṅkappassa sammāvācā pahoti; Right speech produces right action. sammāvācassa sammākammanto pahoti; Right action produces right livelihood. sammākammantassa sammāājīvo pahoti; Right livelihood produces right effort. sammāājīvassa sammāvāyāmo pahoti; Right effort produces right mindfulness. sammāvāyāmassa sammāsati pahoti; Right mindfulness produces right immersion.” sammāsatissa sammāsamādhi pahotī”ti.

Paṭhamaṁ.