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Suttapiṭaka · Majjhimanikāya · Vol. 13 · Section 713

[713] "Just as, student, the occupation (kammaṭṭhāna) of farming — having great requirements, great duties, great administration, and great undertaking — when it fails, is of little fruit; even so, student, the occupation of the household life — having great requirements, great duties, great administration, and great undertaking — when it fails, is of little fruit. Just as, student, that very occupation of farming — having great requirements, great duties, great administration, and great undertaking — when it succeeds, is of great fruit; even so, student, the occupation of the household life — having great requirements, great duties, great administration, and great undertaking — when it succeeds, is of great fruit. Just as, student, the occupation of trade — having few requirements, few duties, little administration, and little undertaking — when it fails, is of little fruit; even so, student, the occupation of the life gone forth — having few requirements, few duties, little administration, and little undertaking — when it fails, is of little fruit. Just as, student, that very occupation of trade — having few requirements, few duties, little administration, and little undertaking — when it succeeds, is of great fruit; even so, student, the occupation of the life gone forth — having few requirements, few duties, little administration, and little undertaking — when it succeeds, is of great fruit."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.