Failure

“Mendicants, a mendicant with five qualities fails, and doesn’t establish themselves in the true teaching.

What five?

A mendicant who is faithless …

shameless …

imprudent …

lazy …

witless fails, and doesn’t establish themselves in the true teaching.

A mendicant with these five qualities fails, and doesn’t establish themselves in the true teaching.

A mendicant with five qualities doesn’t fail, and establishes themselves in the true teaching.

What five?

A mendicant who is faithful …

conscientious …

prudent …

energetic …

wise doesn’t fail, and establishes themselves in the true teaching.

A mendicant with these five qualities doesn’t fail, and establishes themselves in the true teaching.”