[1380] S. Is right speech (sammāvācā) the path (magga)?
P. Yes.
S. Does it have an object (sārammaṇā)? Is there adverting (āvajjana) on its part … aspiration (paṇidhi)?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Is it not without an object (anārammaṇā)? Is there no adverting on its part … aspiration?
P. Yes.
S. If it is without an object, and there is no adverting on its part … aspiration, then indeed you should not say: "Right speech is the path."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.