[1495] Bhikkhus, there might be alteration in the four great elements (mahābhūta) — in the earth element (dhātu), the water element, the fire element, the wind element — but there can be no alteration in the noble disciple who possesses unwavering confidence (aveccappasāda) in the Buddha. Herein, this is the alteration: that the noble disciple who possesses unwavering confidence in the Buddha should be reborn in hell, in the animal realm, or in the realm of ghosts (pittivisaya) — this is impossible. In the Dhamma. In the Saṅgha. They should be exhorted, settled, and established in the virtues dear to the noble ones — unbroken … conducive to concentration (samādhi).
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.