[356] Here again, brahmin, a certain individual has gone forth out of faith from the home life into homelessness, thinking: 'I am immersed in birth, aging, death (jāti, jarā, maraṇa), in sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and despair (soka, parideva, dukkha, domanassa, upāyāsa); I am immersed in suffering (dukkha), afflicted by suffering. Perhaps a making of an end to this entire mass of suffering might be discerned.' Having thus gone forth, he generates gain, honor, and fame (lābhasakkārasiloka). He is not pleased with that gain, honor, and fame; his intention is not fulfilled. On account of that gain, honor, and fame he does not exalt himself, does not disparage others. He generates desire (chanda) and strives for the realization of other dhammas that are higher and more excellent than gain, honor, and fame; he is not of slack conduct, and he is not lax. He achieves accomplishment in virtue (sīlasampadā). He is pleased with that accomplishment in virtue; his intention is fulfilled. On account of that accomplishment in virtue he exalts himself and disparages others: 'I am virtuous, of good character; but these other bhikkhus are unvirtuous, of bad character.' And he does not generate desire, does not strive for the realization of other dhammas that are higher and more excellent than accomplishment in virtue; he is of slack conduct, and he is lax. Just as, brahmin, that man in need of heartwood, seeking heartwood, wandering in search of heartwood, when a great tree possessed of heartwood stands there, passing over the very heartwood, passing over the softwood, passing over the bark, cuts off the outer bark flakes (papaṭikā) and departs taking them, thinking, 'This is heartwood'; and whatever purpose of his was to be accomplished with heartwood, that purpose he will not achieve — even so, brahmin, do I declare this individual to be.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.