[265] Bhikkhus, one possessed of four qualities is deposited in hell (niraya) as if carried off and put there.¹ With which four? He himself takes what is not given (adinnādāna); he encourages another in taking what is not given; he approves of taking what is not given; and he speaks in praise of taking what is not given. Possessed of these …
He himself abstains from taking what is not given; he encourages another in abstention (veramaṇī) from taking what is not given; he approves of abstention from taking what is not given; and he speaks in praise of abstention from taking what is not given. Possessed of these …
¹ [Footnote in the Pali source, from the M. edition — the summary verse (uddāna) of the preceding section:]
Direct knowledge (abhiññā), search (pariyesanā), aid (saṅgaha), Mālukyaputta,
family, the two thoroughbreds (ājānīya), power (bala), wilderness, and action.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.