[79] Then the Venerable Sāriputta approached the Blessed One; having approached and paid homage to the Blessed One, he sat down to one side. Sitting to one side, the Venerable Sāriputta said this to the Blessed One: "What, venerable sir, is the cause, what is the condition, why for one person here the very same trade he undertakes ends in failure? And what, venerable sir, is the cause, what is the condition, why for one person here the very same trade he undertakes does not turn out as he intends? What, venerable sir, is the cause, what is the condition, why for one person here the very same trade he undertakes turns out as he intends? And what, venerable sir, is the cause, what is the condition, why for one person here the very same trade he undertakes turns out beyond what he intends?"
"Here, Sāriputta, someone approaches an ascetic or a brahmin (brāhmaṇa) and invites him: 'Speak, venerable sir, of whatever requisite (paccaya) you need.' Yet he does not give what he thus offered. If, passing away from that state, he comes back to this state [of human existence], then whatever trade he undertakes, it ends in failure for him.
"Here again, Sāriputta, someone approaches an ascetic or a brahmin and invites him: 'Speak, venerable sir, of whatever requisite you need.' He gives what he thus offered, but not as was intended. If, passing away from that state, he comes back to this state, then whatever trade he undertakes, it does not turn out for him as he intends.
"Here again, Sāriputta, someone approaches an ascetic or a brahmin and invites him: 'Speak, venerable sir, of whatever requisite you need.' He gives what he thus offered, just as was intended. If, passing away from that state, he comes back to this state, then whatever trade he undertakes, it turns out for him as he intends.
"Here again, Sāriputta, someone approaches an ascetic or a brahmin and invites him: 'Speak, venerable sir, of whatever requisite you need.' He gives what he thus offered, beyond what was intended. If, passing away from that state, he comes back to this state, then whatever trade he undertakes, it turns out for him beyond what he intends.
"This, Sāriputta, is the cause, this is the condition, why for one person here the very same trade he undertakes ends in failure. And this, Sāriputta, is the cause, this is the condition, why for one person here the very same trade he undertakes does not turn out as he intends. This, Sāriputta, is the cause, this is the condition, why for one person here the very same trade he undertakes turns out as he intends. And this, Sāriputta, is the cause, this is the condition, why for one person here the very same trade he undertakes turns out beyond what he intends."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.