[97] Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Rājagaha, in the Bamboo Grove, the Squirrels' Feeding Ground. Then Soṇa, a householder's son, approached the Blessed One; having approached … . As Soṇa the householder's son was seated to one side, the Blessed One said this to him:
"Soṇa, whatever ascetics or brahmins, on the basis of form (rūpa) — which is impermanent, suffering (dukkha), and subject to change — regard themselves thus: 'I am superior,' or regard themselves thus: 'I am equal,' or regard themselves thus: 'I am inferior' — what is this but the not seeing of things as they really are (yathābhūta)?
"On the basis of feeling (vedanā) — which is impermanent, suffering, and subject to change — they regard themselves thus: 'I am superior,' or regard themselves thus: 'I am equal,' or regard themselves thus: 'I am inferior' — what is this but the not seeing of things as they really are?
"On the basis of perception (saññā), which is impermanent … .
"On the basis of volitional formations (saṅkhārā) — which are impermanent, suffering, and subject to change — they regard themselves thus: 'I am superior,' or regard themselves thus: 'I am equal,' or regard themselves thus: 'I am inferior' — what is this but the not seeing of things as they really are?
"On the basis of consciousness (viññāṇa) — which is impermanent, suffering, and subject to change — they regard themselves thus: 'I am superior,' or regard themselves thus: 'I am equal,' or regard themselves thus: 'I am inferior' — what is this but the not seeing of things as they really are?"
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.