[509] Bhikkhus, then King Yama, having questioned, pressed, and cross-examined him about the second divine messenger (devadūta), questions, presses, and cross-examines him about the third divine messenger: 'Good man, did you not see the third divine messenger appear among human beings?'
He says: 'I did not see him, venerable sir.'
Then, bhikkhus, King Yama says to him: 'Good man, did you not see among human beings a woman or a man—afflicted, suffering (dukkha), gravely ill, lying fallen in his own urine and excrement, being lifted up by some and put back to bed by others?'
He says: 'I saw, venerable sir.'
Then, bhikkhus, King Yama says to him: 'Good man, did it not occur to you, being an intelligent and mature person: "I too am subject to sickness, I have not passed beyond sickness; come now, let me do good by body, by speech, and by mind"?'
He says: 'I was not able, venerable sir; I was negligent, venerable sir.'
Then, bhikkhus, King Yama says to him: 'Good man, through negligence you did not do good by body, by speech, and by mind. Surely, good man, they will deal with you in accordance with that negligence of yours. Now this evil deed of yours was not done by your mother, not done by your father, not done by your brother, not done by your sister, not done by your friends and companions, not done by your relatives and kinsmen, not done by ascetics and brahmins, not done by deities: by you yourself was this evil deed done, and you yourself will experience its result (vipāka).'
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.