[443] "And what, worthy Raṭṭhapāla, is decay due to sickness (byādhipārijuñña)? Here, worthy Raṭṭhapāla, someone is afflicted with illness, suffering, gravely ill. He reflects thus: 'I am now afflicted with illness, suffering, gravely ill. It is not easy for me to acquire wealth not yet acquired, or to make the wealth already acquired increase. Suppose I were to shave off my hair and beard, put on the ochre robes, and go forth from the household life into homelessness.' Possessed of that decay due to sickness, he shaves off his hair and beard, puts on the ochre robes, and goes forth from the household life into homelessness. This, worthy Raṭṭhapāla, is called decay due to sickness. But the worthy Raṭṭhapāla is now free from illness, free from affliction, possessed of an even digestion, neither too cool nor too hot. There is no decay due to sickness for the worthy Raṭṭhapāla. What has the worthy Raṭṭhapāla known, or seen, or heard, that he has gone forth from the household life into homelessness?"
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.