[413] "Bhūmija, suppose a man in need of fire, seeking fire, wandering in search of fire, were to take a wet, sappy piece of wood and rub it with an upper fire-drill stick. Even if he acted having made a wish and, taking the wet, sappy piece of wood, rubbed it with the upper fire-drill stick, he would be incapable of obtaining fire. Even if he acted having made no wish … Even if he acted having both made a wish and made no wish … Even if he acted having neither made a wish nor made no wish and, taking the wet, sappy piece of wood, rubbed it with the upper fire-drill stick, he would be incapable of obtaining fire. Why is that? Because, Bhūmija, that is an irrational way to obtain fire. Just so, Bhūmija, whatever ascetics or brahmins have wrong view … wrong concentration (samādhi): even if they lead the holy life (brahmacariya) having made a wish, they are incapable of attaining the fruit. Even if having made no wish … Even if having both made a wish and made no wish … Even if having neither made a wish nor made no wish they lead the holy life, they are incapable of attaining the fruit. Why is that? Because, Bhūmija, that is an irrational way to attain the fruit."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.