[673] When that bhikkhu was seated to one side, the venerable Sāriputta said this to him: "Friend, is the Blessed One free from illness and strong?"
"The Blessed One is free from illness and strong, friend."
"And, friend, is the Saṅgha of bhikkhus free from illness and strong?"
"The Saṅgha of bhikkhus too, friend, is free from illness and strong."
"There, friend, at the Taṇḍulapāla Gate, there is a brahmin named Dhanañjāni. Is the brahmin Dhanañjāni free from illness and strong, friend?"
"The brahmin Dhanañjāni too, friend, is free from illness and strong."
"And, friend, is the brahmin Dhanañjāni diligent?"
"How, friend, could the brahmin Dhanañjāni possibly be diligent? Relying on the king, the brahmin Dhanañjāni plunders the brahmins and householders; relying on the brahmins and householders, he plunders the king. And his wife, a woman of faith, brought from a family of faith — she has died; and he has brought another wife, a woman without faith, brought from a family without faith."
"It is bad news indeed that we have heard, friend, in that we have heard that the brahmin Dhanañjāni is negligent. Perhaps at some time or other we might meet with the brahmin Dhanañjāni; perhaps there might be some conversation together."
Then the venerable Sāriputta, having dwelt in Dakkhiṇāgiri as long as he pleased, set out on tour toward Rājagaha; wandering on tour by stages, he arrived at Rājagaha.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.