At Sāvatthī. Sāvatthiyaṁ.

“Once upon a time, mendicants, as Sakka, lord of gods, was in private retreat this thought came to his mind, “Bhūtapubbaṁ, bhikkhave, sakkassa devānamindassa rahogatassa paṭisallīnassa evaṁ cetaso parivitakko udapādi: ‘I should never betray even a sworn enemy.’ ‘yopi me assa supaccatthiko tassapāhaṁ na dubbheyyan’ti.

And then Vepacitti, lord of titans, knowing Sakka’s train of thought, approached him. Atha kho, bhikkhave, vepacitti asurindo sakkassa devānamindassa cetasā cetoparivitakkamaññāya yena sakko devānamindo tenupasaṅkami.

Sakka saw Vepacitti coming off in the distance, Addasā kho, bhikkhave, sakko devānamindo vepacittiṁ asurindaṁ dūratova āgacchantaṁ. and said to him, Disvāna vepacittiṁ asurindaṁ etadavoca: ‘Stop, Vepacitti, you’re caught!’ ‘tiṭṭha, vepacitti, gahitosī’ti.

‘Good fellow, don’t give up the idea you just had!’ ‘Yadeva te, mārisa, pubbe cittaṁ, tadeva tvaṁ mā pajahāsī’ti.

‘Swear, Vepacitti, that you won’t betray me.’ ‘Sapassu ca me, vepacitti, adubbhāyā’ti.

‘Whatever bad things happen to a liar, ‘Yaṁ musā bhaṇato pāpaṁ, or to someone who slanders the noble ones, Yaṁ pāpaṁ ariyūpavādino; or to someone who betrays a friend, Mittadduno ca yaṁ pāpaṁ, or to someone who’s ungrateful, Yaṁ pāpaṁ akataññuno; the same bad things impact Tameva pāpaṁ phusatu, anyone who betrays you, Sujā’s husband.’” Yo te dubbhe sujampatī’”ti.