Trees

Bhikkhus, these four are trees. Which four?

A tree of accessory wood surrounded by accessory wood. A tree of accessory wood surrounded by heartwood. A tree of heartwood surrounded by accessory wood. And a tree of heartwood surrounded by heartwood.

Bhikkhus, these are four trees.

Bhikkhus, there are four persons comparable to these four trees evident in the world. Which four?

A person of accessory wood surrounded by accessory wood, a person of accessory wood surroundd by heartwood, a person of heartwood surrounded by accessory wood and the person of heartwood surrounded by heartwood.

Bhikkhus, which person is of accessory wood surrounded by accessory wood?

Here, bhikkhus, a certain person is unvirtuous with evil thoughts and his gathering too is unvirtuous and with evil thoughts. Bhikkhus, he is like the tree of accessory wood surrounded by accessory wood.

Bhikkhus, which person is of accessory wood surrounded by heartwood?

Here, bhikkhus a certain person is unvirtuous with evil thoughts, his gathering is virtuous and without evil thoughts. Bhikkhus, he is like the tree of accessory wood surrounded by heartwood.

Bhikkhus, which person is of heartwood surrounded by accessory wood?

Here, bhikkhus, a certain person is virtuous without evil thoughts his gathering is unvirtuous with evil thoughts. Bhikkhus, he is like the tree of heartwood surrounded by accessory wood.

Bhikkhus, which person is of heartwood surrounded by heartwood?

Here, bhikkhus, a certain person is virtuous without evil thoughts and his gathering too is virtuous without evil thoughts. Bhikkhus, he is like the tree of heartwood surrounded by heartwood.

Bhikkhus, these four persons, comparable to the four trees are evident in the world.