[616] S. Is there vocal utterance (vacībheda) for one who has attained (samāpanna)?
P. Yes.
S. Is there not indeed a sutta [that says]: "For one who has attained the first jhāna, speech has ceased"?¹
P. Yes.
S. If there is indeed a sutta [that says]: "For one who has attained the first jhāna, speech has ceased," then truly, sir, it should not be said: "There is vocal utterance for one who has attained."
¹ SN Saḷāyatana-vagga 268 (Siam Raṭṭha edition footnote).
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.