[335] "So it is, great king! So it is, great king! For whoever, great king, engage in misconduct (duccarita) by body, engage in misconduct by speech, engage in misconduct by mind[1] — the self (attā) is not dear to them. Even though they might say thus: 'The self is dear to us,' still the self is not dear to them. For what reason? Because whatever, great king, one who is not dear might do to one who is not dear, that they themselves do to their own self; therefore the self is not dear to them. But whoever, great king, engage in good conduct (sucarita) by body, engage in good conduct by speech, engage in good conduct by mind — the self is dear to them. Even though they might say thus: 'The self is not dear to us,' still the self is dear to them. For what reason? Because whatever, great king, one who is dear might do for one who is dear, that they themselves do for their own self; therefore the self is dear to them."
[1] Editorial note in the Siam Raṭṭha edition: in the Burmese (Ma.) and European (Yu.) editions, "tasmā" ("therefore") appears at this point.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.