Tatiyaagatisutta

“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, agatigamanāni. Katamāni cattāri? Chandāgatiṁ gacchati, dosāgatiṁ gacchati, mohāgatiṁ gacchati, bhayāgatiṁ gacchati— Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri agatigamanāni.

“Mendicants, there are these four ways of making prejudiced decisions. What four? Making decisions prejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice. These are the four ways of making prejudiced decisions.

Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, nāgatigamanāni. Katamāni cattāri? Na chandāgatiṁ gacchati, na dosāgatiṁ gacchati, na mohāgatiṁ gacchati, na bhayāgatiṁ gacchati— Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri nāgatigamanānīti.

There are these four ways of making unprejudiced decisions. What four? Making decisions unprejudiced by favoritism, hostility, stupidity, and cowardice. These are the four ways of making unprejudiced decisions.

Chandā dosā bhayā mohā, yo dhammaṁ ativattati; Nihīyati tassa yaso, kāḷapakkheva candimā.

If you act against the teaching out of favoritism, hostility, cowardice, or stupidity, your fame fades away, like the moon in the waning fortnight.

Chandā dosā bhayā mohā, yo dhammaṁ nātivattati; Āpūrati tassa yaso, sukkapakkheva candimā”ti. Navamaṁ.

If you don’t act against the teaching out of favoritism, hostility, cowardice, and stupidity, your fame swells, like the moon in the waxing fortnight.”