[142] "Bhikkhus, could a true person (sappurisa) know of a true person: 'This worthy one is a true person'?"
"Yes, venerable sir."
"Good, bhikkhus. It is possible, bhikkhus, that a true person could know of a true person: 'This worthy one is a true person.' But, bhikkhus, could a true person know of an untrue person (asappurisa): 'This worthy one is an untrue person'?"
"Yes, venerable sir."
"Good, bhikkhus. This too, bhikkhus, is possible: that a true person could know of an untrue person: 'This worthy one is an untrue person.'"
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.