[286] There Venerable Sāriputta addressed the bhikkhus: "Friends, a bhikkhu passes his life in such and such a way that, as he passes his life thus, his death is a cause for regret. And how, friends, does a bhikkhu pass his life in such and such a way that, as he passes his life thus, his death is a cause for regret? Here, friends, a bhikkhu delights in work, is fond of work, is devoted to delight in work; he delights in talk … he delights in sleep … he delights in company … he delights in association … he delights in proliferation (papañca), is fond of proliferation, is devoted to delight in proliferation. It is in this way, friends, that a bhikkhu passes his life in such and such a way that, as he passes his life thus, his death is a cause for regret. This bhikkhu, friends, is called one who delights in identity (sakkāya), who has not abandoned identity for the rightful making of an end of suffering (dukkha).
"Friends, a bhikkhu passes his life in such and such a way that, as he passes his life thus, his death is not a cause for regret. And how, friends, does a bhikkhu pass his life in such and such a way that, as he passes his life thus, his death is not a cause for regret? Here, friends, a bhikkhu does not delight in work, is not fond of work, is not devoted to delight in work; he does not delight in talk … he does not delight in sleep … he does not delight in company … he does not delight in association … he does not delight in proliferation, is not fond of proliferation, is not devoted to delight in proliferation. It is in this way, friends, that a bhikkhu passes his life in such and such a way that, as he passes his life thus, his death is not a cause for regret. This bhikkhu, friends, is called one who delights in Nibbāna, who has abandoned identity for the rightful making of an end of suffering."
One devoted to proliferation,
a fool delighting in proliferation,
has failed to attain Nibbāna,
the unsurpassed security from bondage.
But one who, having abandoned proliferation,
delights in the state of non-proliferation,
has attained Nibbāna,
the unsurpassed security from bondage.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.