[962] Therein, which are the four knots (ganthā)? The bodily knot of covetousness (abhijjhā-kāyagantha), the bodily knot of ill will (byāpāda-kāyagantha), the bodily knot of adherence to rules and rituals (sīlabbataparāmāsa-kāyagantha), and the bodily knot of insistence that "this alone is true" (idaṃsaccābhinivesa-kāyagantha).
Therein, which is the bodily knot of covetousness? That which is lust (rāga), infatuation (sārāga), … covetousness, greed (lobha), the unwholesome root (akusalamūla) — this is called the bodily knot of covetousness.
Therein, which is the bodily knot of ill will? "He has done me harm," thus … ferocity (caṇḍikka), abruptness (assuropa), displeasure of mind (anattamanatā cittassa) — this is called the bodily knot of ill will.
Therein, which is the bodily knot of adherence to rules and rituals? [The view] of ascetics and brahmins outside of this [Teaching] that "purity is through rules (sīla), purity is through rituals (vata), purity is through rules and rituals" — any such view (diṭṭhi), resort to views (diṭṭhigata), … perverted grasp (vipariyesaggāha) — this is called the bodily knot of adherence to rules and rituals.
Therein, which is the bodily knot of insistence that "this alone is true"? "The world is eternal; this alone is true, anything else is wrong," or "the world is not eternal; this alone is true, anything else is wrong," or … or "the Tathāgata neither exists nor does not exist after death; this alone is true, anything else is wrong" — any such view, resort to views, … perverted grasp — this is called the bodily knot of insistence that "this alone is true." Except for the bodily knot of adherence to rules and rituals, all wrong view (micchādiṭṭhi) whatsoever is the bodily knot of insistence that "this alone is true."
These are the four knots.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.