The third on unrighteousness

Bhikkhus, the unrighteous and the righteous should be known, the useless and the useful should be known. Knowing should fall to the method of the righteous and the useful.

Bhikkhus, what is the unrighteous and the righteous? What is the useless and the useful?

Bhikkhus, destroying living things is unrighteous, abstaining from destroying living things is righteous. On account of destroying living things various, useless, evil demeritorious things arise, they are useless. On account of abstaining from destroying living things various useful meritorious things develop and get completed, they are useful.

Bhikkhus, taking the not given is unrighteous, abstaining from taking the not given is righteous. On account of taking the not given various useless evil demeritorious things arise, they are useless. On account of abstaining from taking the not given various useful meritorious things develop and get completed, they are useful.

Bhikkhus, sexual misconduct is unrighteous, the right sexual conduct is righteous. On account of sexual misconduct various useless evil demeritorious things arise, they are useless. On account of the right sexual conduct various useful meritorious things develop and get completed, they are useful.

Bhikkhus, telling lies is unrighteous, abstaining from telling lies is righteous. On account of telling lies various, useless, evil, demeritorious things arise, they are useless. On account of abstaining from telling lies various useful meritorious things develop and get completed, they are useful.

Bhikkhus, slandering is unrighteous, abstaining from slandering is righteous. On account of slandering various, useless, evil, demeritorious things arise, they are useless. On account of abstaining from slandering various, useful meritorious things develop and get completed, they are useful.

Bhikkhus, rough talk is unrighteous, abstaining from rough talk is righteous. On account of rough talk various, useless, evil, demeritorious things arise, they are useless. On account of abstaining from rough talk various useful meritorious things develop and get completed, they are useful.

Bhikkhus, frivolous talk is unrighteous, abstaining from frivolous talk is righteous. On account of frivolous talk various useless, evil, demeritorious things arise, they are useless. On account of abstaining from frivolous talk various useful meritorious things develop and get completed, they are useful.

Bhikkhus, coveting is unrighteous, not coveting is righteous. On account of coveting various, useless, evil, demeritorious things arise, they are useless. On account of not coveting, various, useful, meritorious things develop and get completed, they are useful.

Bhikkhus, hate is unrighteous, not hating is righteous. On account of hating various useless evil demeritorious things arise, they are useless. On account of not hating various, useful, meritorious things develop and get completed, they are useful.

Bhikkhus, wrong view is unrighteous, right view is righteous. On account of wrong view various useless, evil, demeritorious things arise, they are useless. On account of right view various useful meritorious things develop and get completed, they are useful.

Bhikkhus, if it was said, `The unrighteous and the righteous should be known. The useless and the useful should be known and you should fall to the method, which is righteous and useful, it was said on account of this.