Bhabbasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Aṅguttaranikāya · Pañcakanipāta · Chakkanipāta · Vol. 22 · Section 357

[357] Bhikkhus, one possessing six qualities, even while listening to the true Dhamma (saddhamma), is incapable of entering the fixed course of rightness (niyāma) in wholesome dhammas. What six? He is possessed of obstruction by kamma; he is possessed of obstruction by defilements (kilesa); he is possessed of obstruction by kamma-result (vipāka); and he is without faith (saddhā), without zeal (chanda), and of poor wisdom (paññā). Bhikkhus, one possessing these six qualities, even while listening to the true Dhamma, is incapable of entering the fixed course of rightness in wholesome dhammas. Bhikkhus, one possessing six qualities, while listening to the true Dhamma, is capable of entering the fixed course of rightness in wholesome dhammas. What six? He is not possessed of obstruction by kamma; he is not possessed of obstruction by defilements; he is not possessed of obstruction by kamma-result; and he has faith, has zeal, and is wise. Bhikkhus, one possessing these six qualities, while listening to the true Dhamma, is capable of entering the fixed course of rightness in wholesome dhammas.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.