[303] Thereupon, bhikkhus, the second herd of deer considered thus: "Those deer of the first herd, having encroached upon that seed (nivāpa) sown by the sower, ate the food infatuated; and encroaching there and eating the food infatuated, they fell into intoxication; being intoxicated, they fell into negligence; being negligent, the sower did with them as he wished amidst that seed. Thus that first herd of deer did not escape the sower's power. Suppose we were to abstain entirely from the seed-food; abstaining from that perilous enjoyment, let us plunge into the forest wilderness and dwell there." So they abstained entirely from the seed-food; abstaining from that perilous enjoyment, they plunged into the forest wilderness and dwelt there. But in the last month of the hot season, when the grass and water were exhausted, their bodies became extremely emaciated; with their bodies grown extremely emaciated, their strength and energy (vīriya) declined; when their strength and energy had declined, they returned to that very seed sown by the sower. Encroaching there, they ate the food infatuated; and encroaching there and eating the food infatuated, they fell into intoxication; being intoxicated, they fell into negligence; being negligent, the sower did with them as he wished amidst that seed. Thus, bhikkhus, the second herd of deer also did not escape the sower's power.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.