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Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Mahāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 19 · Section 1788

[1788] "So too, bhikkhus, few are those beings who refrain from engaging in the work of envoys and the running of errands; far more numerous are those beings who do not refrain from engaging in the work of envoys and the running of errands. …"

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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