Ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā rājagahe viharati gijjhakūṭe pabbate acirapakkante devadatte. Tatra kho bhagavā devadattaṃ ārabbha bhikkhū āmantesi: “ attavadhāya, bhikkhave, devadattassa lābhasakkā­ra­siloko udapādi, parābhavāya devadattassa lābhasakkā­ra­siloko udapādi.

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, kadalī attavadhāya phalaṃ deti, parābhavāya phalaṃ deti; evameva kho, bhikkhave, attavadhāya devadattassa lābhasakkā­ra­siloko udapādi, parābhavāya devadattassa lābhasakkā­ra­siloko udapādi.

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, veḷu attavadhāya phalaṃ deti, parābhavāya phalaṃ deti; evameva kho, bhikkhave, attavadhāya devadattassa lābhasakkā­ra­siloko udapādi, parābhavāya devadattassa lābhasakkā­ra­siloko udapādi.

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, naḷo attavadhāya phalaṃ deti, parābhavāya phalaṃ deti; evameva kho, bhikkhave, attavadhāya devadattassa lābhasakkā­ra­siloko udapādi, parābhavāya devadattassa lābhasakkā­ra­siloko udapādi.

Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, assatarī attavadhāya gabbhaṃ gaṇhāti, parābhavāya gabbhaṃ gaṇhāti; evameva kho, bhikkhave, attavadhāya devadattassa lābhasakkā­ra­siloko udapādi, parābhavāya devadattassa lābhasakkā­ra­siloko udapādi. Evaṃ dāruṇo kho, bhikkhave, lābhasakkā­ra­siloko. Evañhi vo, bhikkhave, sikkhitabban”ti.

Idamavoca bhagavā. Idaṃ vatvāna sugato athāparaṃ etadavoca satthā: 

“Phalaṃ ve kadaliṃ hanti,
phalaṃ veḷuṃ phalaṃ naḷaṃ;
Sakkāro kāpurisaṃ hanti,
gabbho assatariṃ yathā”ti.

Pañcamaṃ.