[358] Here again, brahmin, a certain person goes forth out of faith from the home life into homelessness, thinking: "I am beset by birth, aging, death … surely the making of an end of this whole mass of suffering (dukkha) might be discerned." Having thus gone forth, he generates gain, honor, and fame. He is not pleased with that gain, honor, and fame, and his intention is not yet fulfilled. He does not exalt himself nor disparage others on account of that gain, honor, and fame. And he generates desire (chanda) and strives for the realization of those other dhammas that are higher and more excellent than gain, honor, and fame; he is not lax in his conduct, nor slack. He achieves accomplishment in virtue (sīlasampadā). He is pleased with that accomplishment in virtue, but his intention is not yet fulfilled. He does not exalt himself nor disparage others on account of that accomplishment in virtue. And he generates desire and strives for the realization of those other dhammas that are higher and more excellent than accomplishment in virtue; he is not lax in his conduct, nor slack. He achieves accomplishment in concentration (samādhi). He is pleased with that accomplishment in concentration, but his intention is not yet fulfilled. He does not exalt himself nor disparage others on account of that accomplishment in concentration. And he generates desire and strives for the realization of those other dhammas that are higher and more excellent than accomplishment in concentration; he is not lax in his conduct, nor slack. He achieves knowledge (ñāṇa) and vision. He is pleased with that knowledge and vision, and his intention is fulfilled. On account of that knowledge and vision he exalts himself and disparages others: "I dwell knowing and seeing, but these other bhikkhus dwell not knowing, not seeing." And he does not generate desire, nor does he strive, for the realization of those other dhammas that are higher and more excellent than knowledge and vision; he is lax in his conduct, and slack. Just as, brahmin, that man in need of heartwood, seeking heartwood, wandering in search of heartwood, though a great tree possessed of heartwood was standing there, passed over the very heartwood, cut out the sapwood, and departed taking it, thinking "it is heartwood"—and whatever purpose of his was to be served by heartwood, that purpose will not be accomplished for him—even so, brahmin, I say this person is like that.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.