1"Bhikkhus, these two bright qualities protect the world. What two? Moral shame and moral dread.

If these two bright qualities did not protect the world, there would not be seen here any restraint regarding one's mother, aunts, or the wives of one's teachers and other respected people. [n.226] Mātucchā is one's maternal aunt; mātulāni, the wife of one's mother's brother. For simplicity's sake I refer to them jointly as "aunts." The world would become promiscuous, like goats and sheep, chickens and pigs, dogs and jackals.

But because these two bright qualities protect the world, there is seen here (restraint regarding) one's mother, aunts, or the wives of one's teachers and (other) respected people."

1"Dveme, bhikkhave, dhammā sukkā lokaṁ pālenti. Katame dve? Hirī ca ottappañca.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, dve sukkā dhammā lokaṁ na pāleyyuṁ, nayidha paññāyetha mātāti vā mātucchāti vā mātulānīti vā ācariyabhariyāti vā garūnaṁ dārāti vā. Sambhedaṁ loko agamissa, yathā ajeḷakā kukkuṭasūkarā soṇasiṅgālā.

Yasmā ca kho, bhikkhave, ime dve sukkā dhammā lokaṁ pālenti tasmā paññāyati mātāti vā mātucchāti vā mātulānīti vā ācariyabhariyāti vā garūnaṁ dārāti vā"ti.

Navamaṁ.