[408] Dwelling at Sāvatthī… There the Blessed One… "Bhikkhus, if there were no gratification (assāda) in the earth element (pathavīdhātu), beings would not become enamoured with the earth element. But because there is gratification in the earth element, therefore beings become enamoured with the earth element. Bhikkhus, if there were no danger (ādīnava) in the earth element, beings would not become disenchanted with the earth element. But because there is danger in the earth element, therefore beings become disenchanted with the earth element. Bhikkhus, if there were no escape (nissaraṇa) from the earth element, beings would not escape from the earth element. But because there is an escape from the earth element, therefore beings escape from the earth element.
Bhikkhus, if there were no gratification in the water element (āpodhātu)… Bhikkhus, if in the fire element (tejodhātu)… Bhikkhus, if there were no gratification in the wind element (vāyodhātu), beings would not become enamoured with the wind element. But because there is gratification in the wind element, therefore beings become enamoured with the wind element. Bhikkhus, if there were no danger in the wind element, beings would not become disenchanted with the wind element. But because there is danger in the wind element, therefore beings become disenchanted with the wind element. Bhikkhus, if there were no escape from the wind element, beings would not escape from the wind element. But because there is an escape from the wind element, therefore beings escape from the wind element."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.