[157] Bhikkhus, there are these two diseases. What two? Bodily disease and mental disease. Beings are seen, bhikkhus, who can claim freedom from bodily disease for one year, who can claim freedom from disease for two years, who can claim freedom from disease for three years, who can claim freedom from disease for four years, who can claim freedom from disease for five years, who can claim freedom from disease for ten years, who can claim freedom from disease for twenty years, who can claim freedom from disease for thirty years, who can claim freedom from disease for forty years, who can claim freedom from disease for fifty years, who can claim freedom from disease for a hundred years and even longer. But, bhikkhus, those beings are hard to find in the world who can claim freedom from mental disease even for a moment, apart from those whose taints (āsava) are destroyed.
Bhikkhus, there are these four diseases of one gone forth. What four? Here, bhikkhus, a bhikkhu is of great desires, vexed, not content with any kind of robe, almsfood, lodging, and medicinal requisites for the sick. Being of great desires, vexed, not content with any kind of robe, almsfood, lodging, and medicinal requisites for the sick, he conceives an evil wish for the gaining of recognition and for the gaining of gain, honour, and fame. He rouses himself, strives, and makes effort for the gaining of recognition and for the gaining of gain, honour, and fame. He approaches families with calculation, sits down with calculation, speaks Dhamma with calculation, and holds in his excrement and urine with calculation. These, bhikkhus, are the four diseases of one gone forth.
Therefore, bhikkhus, you should train thus: 'We will not be of great desires, with vexed minds, discontented with any kind of robe, almsfood, lodging, and medicinal requisites for the sick; we will not conceive an evil wish for the gaining of recognition and for the gaining of gain, honour, and fame; we will not rouse ourselves, will not strive, will not make effort for the gaining of recognition and for the gaining of gain, honour, and fame; we will be patient with cold, heat, hunger, and thirst; with the touch of gadflies, mosquitoes, wind, sun, and creeping creatures; with ill-spoken, unwelcome ways of speech; we will be of a nature to endure arisen bodily feelings (vedanā) that are painful, racking, sharp, piercing, disagreeable, displeasing, and life-threatening.' It is in this way, bhikkhus, that you should train.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.