[834] Sakavādī: Is there no destruction of life (pāṇātipāta) among the devas?
Paravādī: Yes.
Sakavādī: Is there no abstinence (veramaṇī) from the destruction of life among the devas?
Paravādī: It should not be said thus. …
Sakavādī: Is there no intoxicating drink—surā and meraya—that is a basis for heedlessness (surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhāna) among the devas?
Paravādī: Yes.
Sakavādī: Is there no abstinence from intoxicating drink—surā and meraya—that is a basis for heedlessness among the devas?
Paravādī: It should not be said thus. …
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.