[480] Then those bhikkhus approached the Blessed One; having approached, they paid homage to the Blessed One and sat down to one side. Sitting to one side, those bhikkhus said this to the Blessed One: "Here, venerable sir, we dwell not far from the Blessed One, heedful, ardent (ātāpī), and resolute. Then, venerable sir, a certain brahmin — with a great coil of matted hair, clad in an antelope hide, aged, crooked as a roof bracket, wheezing, holding a staff of udumbara wood — approached us; having approached, he said this to us: 'You sirs have gone forth while young — lads with black hair, endowed with the blessing of youth, in the first stage of life — without having dallied with sensual pleasures (kāmā). Let the good sirs enjoy human sensual pleasures. Do not abandon what is directly visible (sandiṭṭhika) in order to run after what takes time (kālika).' When this was said, venerable sir, we said this to that brahmin: 'We do not, brahmin, abandon what is directly visible in order to run after what takes time. Rather, brahmin, having abandoned what takes time, we run after what is directly visible. For sensual pleasures, brahmin, have been declared by the Blessed One to take time, to be full of suffering (dukkha) and full of despair (upāyāsa); the danger in them is still greater. This Dhamma is directly visible, immediate (akālika), inviting one to come and see (ehipassika), applicable (opanayika), to be personally experienced by the wise.' When this was said, venerable sir, that brahmin, shaking his head, lolling his tongue, and raising a three-furrowed frown on his brow, departed leaning on his staff."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.