[694] **Some, even though gone forth, are hard to help (dussaṅgahā pabbajitāpi eke):** here some, even though gone forth, when dependence (nissaya) is being given, when recitation (uddesa) is being given, when interrogation (paripucchā) is being given, when a robe is being given, when a bowl is being given, when a metal dish is being given, when a water-strainer pot (dhammakaraka) is being given, when a straining cloth is being given, when a key is being given, when sandals are being given, when a waistband is being given — they do not listen, they do not lend an ear, they do not apply the mind (citta) to understanding; they are unheeding, they do not do what they are told, they behave contrarily, and they turn their faces the other way. Therefore it is said: some, even though gone forth, are hard to help.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.