[469] "And how, friend, does one possess moral dread (ottāpī)?
"Here, friend, a bhikkhu feels moral dread (ottappa), thinking: 'Bad, unwholesome qualities (akusalā dhammā) not yet arisen in me, if they were to arise, would lead to harm.' He feels moral dread, thinking: 'Bad, unwholesome qualities already arisen in me, if they were not abandoned, would lead to harm.' He feels moral dread, thinking: 'Wholesome qualities not yet arisen in me, if they were not to arise, would lead to harm.' He feels moral dread, thinking: 'Wholesome qualities already arisen in me, if they were to cease, would lead to harm.' It is in this way, friend, that one possesses moral dread.
"It is in this way, friend, that one who is ardent (ātāpī) and possessed of moral dread is capable of awakening (sambodhi), capable of Nibbāna, capable of attaining the unsurpassed security from bondage (anuttara yogakkhema)."
The second [sutta].
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.