[157] "Thus, Ambaṭṭha, whether comparing a woman with a woman or a man with a man, it is the khattiyas alone who are superior, and the brahmins who are inferior.
"What do you think, Ambaṭṭha? Suppose the brahmins here, for some offense or other, were to shave a brahmin's head with a razor, beat him with a sack of ashes, and banish him from the realm or from the city — would he receive a seat or water among the brahmins?"
"Indeed not, worthy Gotama."
"And would the brahmins feed him at an offering for the dead (saddha), at an offering of a milk-rice dish (thālipāka), at a sacrifice, or at a feast for guests?"
"Indeed not, worthy Gotama."
"And would the brahmins teach him the hymns (manta), or not?"
"Indeed not, worthy Gotama."
"And would he be kept from women, or not kept from them?"
"He would indeed be kept from them, worthy Gotama."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.