1"Bhikkhus, I will teach you the plane of the bad person and the plane of the good person. Listen and attend closely. I will speak."

"Yes, Bhante," those bhikkhus replied. The Blessed One said this:

2"And what is the plane of the bad person? A bad person is ungrateful and unthankful. For ingratitude and unthankfulness are extolled by the bad. Ingratitude and unthankfulness belong entirely to the plane of the bad person.

"And what is the plane of the good person? A good person is grateful and thankful. For gratitude and thankfulness are extolled by the good. Gratitude and thankfulness belong entirely to the plane of the good person."

1"Asappurisabhūmiñca vo, bhikkhave, desessāmi sappurisabhūmiñca. Taṁ suṇātha, sādhukaṁ manasi karotha. Bhāsissāmī"ti.

"Evaṁ, bhante"ti kho te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ. Bhagavā etadavoca: 

2"Katamā ca, bhikkhave, asappurisabhūmi? Asappuriso, bhikkhave, akataññū hoti akatavedī. Asabbhi hetaṁ, bhikkhave, upaññātaṁ yadidaṁ akataññutā akataveditā. Kevalā esā, bhikkhave, asappurisabhūmi yadidaṁ akataññutā akataveditā.

Sappuriso ca kho, bhikkhave, kataññū hoti katavedī. Sabbhi hetaṁ, bhikkhave, upaññātaṁ yadidaṁ kataññutā kataveditā. Kevalā esā, bhikkhave, sappurisabhūmi yadidaṁ kataññutā kataveditā"ti.