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7. Trifling thing/indeed/this/bhikkhus/insignificant thing/ a matter of mere
morality/where an ordinary man/of the Tathāgata/in praise speaking/would speak.
What are the trifling thing/bhikkhus/insignificant things/a matter of mere
morality/where the ordinary man/of the Tathāgata/in praising speech/would speak?

8. Destructing of life/being abandoned/from the destructing of life/abstained/recluse
Gotama/without stick/without sword/being shameful/showing kindness/being a kind
and sympathetic one/dwells. It is thus/bhikkhus/where an ordinary man/of the
Tathāgata/in praising speech/would speak.

9. Taking of what is not given/being abandoned/from taking of what is not
given/abstained/recluse Gotama/taking what is given/expecting the giving/without
stealing/with a pure mind/dwells. It is thus/bhikkhus/where an ordinary man/of the
Tathāgata/in praising speech/would speak.

10. Unchastity/ being abandoned/chastity of recluse Gotama/living far from evil/aloof
from the village practice of sex/dwells. It is thus/bhikkhus/where an ordinary man/of
the Tathāgata/in praising speech/would speak.

11. False speech/being abandoned/from false speech/abstained/recluse Gotama/a truth
speaker/one to be relied on/trustworthy/dependable/being not deceitful to the world. It
is thus/bhikkhus/where an ordinary man/of the Tathāgata/in praising speech/would
speak.

12. Slander speech/being abandoned/from slander speech/ abstained/recluse
Gotama/having heard there/does not repeat here/ of these/disunion/From here/having
heard of what said by these/does not repeat there/for disunion/thus/ of
disunions/concealer/ of those at one/encourager/a unity maker/a unity lover/a rejoice
of unity/unity making word spoker/ It is thus/bhikkhus/where an ordinary man/of the
Tathāgata/in praising speech/would speak.

13. Rude speech/being abandoned/from rude speech/abstained/recluse
Gotama/whatever words without fault/pleasant to the ear/lovely/reaching to the
heart/polite/pleasant to the many people/beloved by many people/such type of
speech/speaks/ It is thus/bhikkhus/where an ordinary man/of the Tathāgata/in praising
speech/would speak.

14. Frivolous talk/having abandoned/from frivolous speech/abstained/recluse
Gotama/speaks at right time/speaks at fact/meaningful speaker/ truth speaker/speaks
of discipline/speaks to be treasured/ seasonable/defined/connected with the meaning/
It is thus/bhikkhus/where an ordinary man/of the Tathāgata/in praising speech/would
speak.