[112] "Bhikkhus, endowed with four factors, a king's fine thoroughbred horse is worthy of a king, fit for a king's use, and is reckoned as a very factor of the king. With which four? With honesty (ājjava), with speed (java), with patience (khanti), and with gentleness (soracca). Endowed with these four factors, bhikkhus, a king's fine thoroughbred horse is worthy of a king, fit for a king's use, and is reckoned as a very factor of the king.
"Just so, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu endowed with four dhammas is worthy of gifts, worthy of hospitality, worthy of offerings, worthy of reverential salutation, the incomparable field of merit for the world. With which four? With honesty, with speed, with patience, and with gentleness. Endowed with these four dhammas, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is worthy of gifts … the incomparable field of merit for the world."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.