[975] There are four accusations (codanā): pointing out the ground (vatthusandassanā), pointing out the offence (āpattisandassanā), refusal of communion (saṃvāsapaṭikkhepa), and refusal of acts of respect (sāmīcipaṭikkhepa).
There are four preliminary duties (pubbakicca).
There are four states of readiness (pattakalla).
There are four pācittiya offences arising from no other ground (anaññapācittiya).
There are four agreements concerning bhikkhus (bhikkhusammati).
There are four ways of going a wrong course (agatigamana): one goes a wrong course out of desire; one goes a wrong course out of hatred; one goes a wrong course out of delusion; one goes a wrong course out of fear.
There are four ways of not going a wrong course: one does not go a wrong course out of desire; one does not go a wrong course out of hatred; one does not go a wrong course out of delusion; one does not go a wrong course out of fear.
A shameless (alajjī) bhikkhu possessed of four factors splits the Saṅgha: going a wrong course out of desire, going a wrong course out of hatred, going a wrong course out of delusion, going a wrong course out of fear.
A well-behaved (pesala) bhikkhu possessed of four factors makes a divided Saṅgha harmonious again: not going a wrong course out of desire, not going a wrong course out of hatred, not going a wrong course out of delusion, not going a wrong course out of fear.
The Vinaya should not be asked of a bhikkhu possessed of four factors: he goes a wrong course out of desire, he goes a wrong course out of hatred, he goes a wrong course out of delusion, he goes a wrong course out of fear.
A bhikkhu possessed of four factors should not ask about the Vinaya: he goes a wrong course out of desire, he goes a wrong course out of hatred, he goes a wrong course out of delusion, he goes a wrong course out of fear.
An answer on the Vinaya should not be given to a bhikkhu possessed of four factors: he goes a wrong course out of desire, he goes a wrong course out of hatred, he goes a wrong course out of delusion, he goes a wrong course out of fear.
A bhikkhu possessed of four factors should not give answers on the Vinaya: he goes a wrong course out of desire, he goes a wrong course out of hatred, he goes a wrong course out of delusion, he goes a wrong course out of fear.
Interrogation (anuyoga) should not be granted to a bhikkhu possessed of four factors: he goes a wrong course out of desire, he goes a wrong course out of hatred, he goes a wrong course out of delusion, he goes a wrong course out of fear.
One should not discuss the Vinaya together with a bhikkhu possessed of four factors: he goes a wrong course out of desire, he goes a wrong course out of hatred, he goes a wrong course out of delusion, he goes a wrong course out of fear.
*[Thai edition's section header for the passage that follows:]* On a sick bhikkhu committing offences, and so forth.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.