[135] Bhikkhus, these four kinds of persons are found existing in the world. Which four? The blameworthy person (sāvajja), the person abounding in blame (vajjabahula), the person with little blame (appavajja), and the blameless person (anavajja).
And how, bhikkhus, is a person blameworthy? Here, bhikkhus, a certain person is endowed with blameworthy bodily action (kāyakamma), is endowed with blameworthy verbal action (vacīkamma), is endowed with blameworthy mental action (manokamma). Thus indeed, bhikkhus, a person is blameworthy.
And how, bhikkhus, is a person one abounding in blame? Here, bhikkhus, a certain person is endowed with bodily action that is mostly blameworthy and only slightly blameless; is endowed with verbal action that is mostly blameworthy and only slightly blameless; is endowed with mental action that is mostly blameworthy and only slightly blameless. Thus indeed, bhikkhus, a person is one abounding in blame.
And how, bhikkhus, is a person one with little blame? Here, bhikkhus, a certain person is endowed with bodily action that is mostly blameless and only slightly blameworthy; is endowed with verbal action that is mostly blameless and only slightly blameworthy; is endowed with mental action that is mostly blameless and only slightly blameworthy. Thus indeed, bhikkhus, a person is one with little blame.
And how, bhikkhus, is a person blameless? Here, bhikkhus, a certain person is endowed with blameless bodily action, is endowed with blameless verbal action, is endowed with blameless mental action. Thus indeed, bhikkhus, a person is blameless.
These, bhikkhus, are the four kinds of persons found existing in the world.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.