[588] Sāvatthī. "Bhikkhus, there are these four meditators (jhāyī). Which four? Here, bhikkhus, a certain meditator is skilled in concentration (samādhi) regarding concentration, but not skilled in pliancy (kallita) regarding concentration. Here, bhikkhus, a certain meditator is skilled in pliancy regarding concentration, but not skilled in concentration regarding concentration. Here, bhikkhus, a certain meditator is neither skilled in concentration regarding concentration nor skilled in pliancy regarding concentration. And here, bhikkhus, a certain meditator is both skilled in concentration regarding concentration and skilled in pliancy regarding concentration. Therein, bhikkhus, the meditator who is both skilled in concentration regarding concentration and skilled in pliancy regarding concentration — this one is the foremost, the best, the pre-eminent, the highest, and the most excellent of these four meditators. Just as, bhikkhus, from the cow comes milk, from milk curds, from curds butter, from butter ghee … and the most excellent."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.