[123] Bhikkhus, a sick person possessing five qualities is difficult to attend upon. Which five? He does what is unsuitable; he does not know moderation in what is suitable (sappāya); he does not take his medicine; he does not disclose his illness as it really is (yathābhūta) to a well-wishing attendant of the sick — [not declaring] when it is worsening, "it is worsening," when it is abating, "it is abating," or when it remains stable, "it remains stable"; and he is not the type who endures arisen bodily feelings (vedanā) that are painful, racking, sharp, piercing, disagreeable, displeasing, and sapping to life. Possessing these five qualities, bhikkhus, a sick person is difficult to attend upon.
Bhikkhus, a sick person possessing five qualities is easy to attend upon. Which five? He does what is suitable; he knows moderation in what is suitable; he takes his medicine; he discloses his illness as it really is to a well-wishing attendant of the sick — declaring when it is worsening, "it is worsening," when it is abating, "it is abating," or when it remains stable, "it remains stable"; and he is the type who endures arisen bodily feelings that are painful, racking, sharp, piercing, disagreeable, displeasing, and sapping to life. Possessing these five qualities, bhikkhus, a sick person is easy to attend upon.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.