1Then the householder Anāthapiṇḍika approached the Blessed One, paid homage to him, sat down to one side, and said to him:

1Atha kho anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ nisīdi. Ekamantaṁ nisinno kho anāthapiṇḍiko gahapati bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:

"Who in the world, Bhante, is worthy of offerings, and where is a gift to be given?"

"kati nu kho, bhante, loke dakkhiṇeyyā, kattha ca dānaṁ dātabban"ti.

"There are, householder, two in the world worthy of offerings: the trainee and the one beyond training.[n.254] Mp: "The ‘trainee’ (sekha) refers to the seven trainees (from the one on the path of stream-entry to the one on the path of arahantship). But the virtuous worldling (sīlavantaputhujjana) can also be included under the stream-enterer." These are the two in the world worthy of offerings and a gift is to be gIV. Untamedto them."

"Dve kho, gahapati, loke dakkhiṇeyyā – sekho ca asekho ca. Ime kho, gahapati, dve loke dakkhiṇeyyā, ettha ca dānaṁ dātabban"ti.

2This is what the Blessed One said. Having said this, the Fortunate One, the Teacher, further said this:

2Idamavoca bhagavā. Idaṁ vatvāna sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā: 

3"In this world the trainee and one beyond training
are worthy of the gifts of those practicing charity;
upright in body, speech, and mind,
they are the field for those practicing charity;
what is given to them brings great fruit."

3"Sekho asekho ca imasmiṁ loke,
Āhuneyyā yajamānānaṁ honti;
Te ujjubhūtā kāyena,
Vācāya uda cetasā;
Khettaṁ taṁ yajamānānaṁ,
Ettha dinnaṁ mahapphalan"ti.