[258] Bhikkhus, without abandoning five dhammas one is incapable of entering upon and dwelling in the first jhāna (paṭhamaṃ jhānaṃ). What five? Stinginess (macchariya) regarding dwellings (āvāsamacchariya), stinginess regarding families (kulamacchariya), stinginess regarding gains (lābhamacchariya), stinginess regarding praise (vaṇṇamacchariya), and ingratitude and unthankfulness (akataññutā akataveditā). Bhikkhus, without abandoning these five dhammas one is incapable of entering upon and dwelling in the first jhāna.
Bhikkhus, having abandoned five dhammas one is capable of entering upon and dwelling in the first jhāna. What five? Stinginess regarding dwellings, stinginess regarding families, stinginess regarding gains, stinginess regarding praise, and ingratitude and unthankfulness. Bhikkhus, having abandoned these five dhammas one is capable of entering upon and dwelling in the first jhāna.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.