[419] P.: Should it not be said: 'Past phenomena (dhammā) whose result has not yet ripened — those exist'?
S.: Yes.
P.: But surely past phenomena whose result has not yet ripened will ripen?
S.: Yes.
P.: If past phenomena whose result has not yet ripened will ripen, then indeed, good sir, it must be said: 'Past phenomena whose result has not yet ripened — those exist.'
S.: Past phenomena whose result has not yet ripened — do those exist on the ground that 'they will ripen'?
P.: Yes.
S.: On the ground that 'they will ripen,' are they present?
P.: It should not be said thus. …
S.: On the ground that 'they will ripen,' are they present?
P.: Yes.
S.: Present phenomena — do those not exist on the ground that 'they will cease'?
P.: It should not be said thus. …
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.