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Aį¹…guttara Nikāya 4.258 Numbered Discourses 4.258

26. AbhiƱƱāvagga 26. Insight

Kulasutta Families

ā€œYāni kānici, bhikkhave, kulāni bhogesu mahattaṁ pattāni na ciraį¹­į¹­hitikāni bhavanti, sabbāni tāni catÅ«hi į¹­hānehi, etesaṁ vā aƱƱatarena. ā€œMendicants, when families don’t stay wealthy for long, it’s always for one or more of these four reasons.

Katamehi catūhi? What four?

Naį¹­į¹­haṁ na gavesanti, jiṇṇaṁ na paį¹­isaį¹…kharonti, aparimitapānabhojanā honti, dussÄ«laṁ itthiṁ vā purisaṁ vā ādhipacce į¹­hapenti. They don’t look for what’s lost; they don’t fix old things; they eat and drink too much; or they put an unethical woman or man in charge.

Yāni kānici, bhikkhave, kulāni bhogesu mahattaṁ pattāni na ciraį¹­į¹­hitikāni bhavanti, sabbāni tāni imehi catÅ«hi į¹­hānehi, etesaṁ vā aƱƱatarena. When families don’t stay wealthy for long, it’s always for one or more of these four reasons.

Yāni kānici, bhikkhave, kulāni bhogesu mahattaṁ pattāni ciraį¹­į¹­hitikāni bhavanti, sabbāni tāni catÅ«hi į¹­hānehi, etesaṁ vā aƱƱatarena. When families do stay wealthy for long, it’s always for one or more of these four reasons.

Katamehi catūhi? What four?

Naį¹­į¹­haṁ gavesanti, jiṇṇaṁ paį¹­isaį¹…kharonti, parimitapānabhojanā honti, sÄ«lavantaṁ itthiṁ vā purisaṁ vā ādhipacce į¹­hapenti. They look for what’s lost; they fix old things; they eat and drink in moderation; and they put an ethical woman or man in charge.

Yāni kānici, bhikkhave, kulāni bhogesu mahattaṁ pattāni ciraį¹­į¹­hitikāni bhavanti, sabbāni tāni imehi catÅ«hi į¹­hānehi, etesaṁ vā aƱƱatarenÄā€ti. When families do stay wealthy for long, it’s always for one or more of these four reasons.ā€

Pañcamaṁ.
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