[303] "Truly (taggha), Susima, a transgression overcame you — so foolish, so confused, so unskillful were you — in that you went forth as a thief of the Dhamma in a Dhamma and Discipline so well proclaimed. Suppose, Susima, they were to seize a robber, an evildoer, and present him to the king, saying: 'Sire, this is a robber, an evildoer against you; impose upon him whatever punishment you wish.' The king would say of him: 'Go, sirs, bind this man's arms tightly behind his back with a strong rope, shave his head bald, lead him around from street to street and from crossroads to crossroads to the beat of a harsh-sounding drum, take him out through the southern gate, and cut off his head to the south of the city.' Then the king's men would bind that man's arms behind his back with a strong rope, lead him around from street to street and from crossroads to crossroads, take him out through the southern gate, and cut off his head to the south of the city. What do you think, Susima — would that man, on that account, experience suffering (dukkha) and grief?"
"Yes, venerable sir."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.