1"Bhikkhus, I will teach you the noble path and the ignoble path. Listen and attend closely ….And what, bhikkhus, is the ignoble path? The destruction of life … and wrong view. This is called the ignoble path.

2"And what, bhikkhus, is the noble path? Abstention from the destruction of life … and right view. This is called the noble path."

1"Ariyamaggañca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi anariyamaggañca. Taṁ suṇātha … pe … katamo ca, bhikkhave, anariyo maggo? Pāṇātipāto … pe … micchādiṭṭhi – ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, anariyo maggo.

2Katamo ca, bhikkhave, ariyo maggo? Pāṇātipātā veramaṇī … pe … sammādiṭṭhi – ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, ariyo maggo"ti.

Paṭhamaṁ.