Bad Conduct (1st)

“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of bad conduct.What five?You blame yourself.After examination, sensible people criticize you.You get a bad reputation.You feel lost when you die.And when your body breaks up, after death, you’re reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.These are the five drawbacks of bad conduct.

“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā duccarite. Katame pañca? Attāpi attānaṁ upavadati; anuvicca viññū garahanti; pāpako kittisaddo abbhuggacchati; sammūḷho kālaṁ karoti; kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjati. Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā duccarite.

“Mendicants, there are these five drawbacks of bad conduct.“Pañcime, bhikkhave, ādīnavā duccarite. What five?Katame pañca? You blame yourself.Attāpi attānaṁ upavadati; After examination, sensible people criticize you.anuvicca viññū garahanti; You get a bad reputation.pāpako kittisaddo abbhuggacchati; You feel lost when you die.sammūḷho kālaṁ karoti; And when your body breaks up, after death, you’re reborn in a place of loss, a bad place, the underworld, hell.kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā apāyaṁ duggatiṁ vinipātaṁ nirayaṁ upapajjati. These are the five drawbacks of bad conduct.Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ādīnavā duccarite.

There are these five benefits of good conduct.What five?You don’t blame yourself.After examination, sensible people praise you.You get a good reputation.You don’t feel lost when you die.When your body breaks up, after death, you’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.These are the five benefits of good conduct.”

Pañcime, bhikkhave, ānisaṁsā sucarite. Katame pañca? Attāpi attānaṁ na upavadati; anuvicca viññū pasaṁsanti; kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggacchati; asammūḷho kālaṁ karoti; kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati. Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ānisaṁsā sucarite”ti.

There are these five benefits of good conduct.Pañcime, bhikkhave, ānisaṁsā sucarite. What five?Katame pañca? You don’t blame yourself.Attāpi attānaṁ na upavadati; After examination, sensible people praise you.anuvicca viññū pasaṁsanti; You get a good reputation.kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggacchati; You don’t feel lost when you die.asammūḷho kālaṁ karoti; When your body breaks up, after death, you’re reborn in a good place, a heavenly realm.kāyassa bhedā paraṁ maraṇā sugatiṁ saggaṁ lokaṁ upapajjati. These are the five benefits of good conduct.”Ime kho, bhikkhave, pañca ānisaṁsā sucarite”ti.