[695] "What do you think, Dhanañjāni? One who, for the sake of fattening the body, for the sake of building up the body, conducts himself contrary to the Dhamma, conducts himself unrighteously — or one who, for the sake of fattening the body, for the sake of building up the body, conducts himself in accordance with the Dhamma, conducts himself righteously — which is the better?"
"Worthy Sāriputta, one who, for the sake of fattening the body, for the sake of building up the body, conducts himself contrary to the Dhamma, conducts himself unrighteously — that is not the better; but one who, for the sake of fattening the body, for the sake of building up the body, conducts himself in accordance with the Dhamma, conducts himself righteously — that alone is the better here. For, worthy Sāriputta, conduct in accordance with the Dhamma and righteous conduct are better than conduct contrary to the Dhamma and unrighteous conduct."
"Dhanañjāni, there are other kinds of work, with legitimate grounds (sahetukā) and in accordance with the Dhamma, by which one can both fatten and build up the body, and at the same time do no evil deed and practise the way of merit (puñña)."
Then the brahmin Dhanañjāni, having delighted in and approved of the venerable Sāriputta's words, rose from his seat and departed.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.