[1630] He should be spoken to thus: "Does the venerable one have any concern (apekkhā) for his children and wife?" If he should say: "I have concern for my children and wife," he should be spoken to thus: "The venerable one, dear sir, is subject to death. If the venerable one harbors concern for his children and wife, he will die all the same; and if the venerable one does not harbor concern for his children and wife, he will still die all the same. It would be good for the venerable one to abandon that concern of yours for your children and wife." If he should say: "That concern I had for my children and wife — it has been abandoned," …
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.