4.
The Second Discourse on the Attendant
124.
"Monks, an attendant of the sick possessed of five qualities is not fit to attend the sick.
Which five?
He is not competent to arrange medicine;
he does not know what is suitable and what is unsuitable, he brings what is unsuitable, he removes what is suitable;
he attends the sick with material gain within, not with a mind of friendliness;
he is one who detests removing excrement or urine or vomit or spittle;
he is not competent to instruct, encourage, inspire, and gladden the sick from time to time with a talk on the Teaching.
Monks, an attendant of the sick possessed of these five qualities is not fit to attend the sick.
"Monks, an attendant of the sick possessed of five qualities is fit to attend the sick. Which five? He is competent to arrange medicine; he knows what is suitable and what is unsuitable, he removes what is unsuitable, he brings what is suitable; he attends the sick with a mind of friendliness, not with material gain within; he is one who does not detest removing excrement or urine or vomit or spittle; he is competent to instruct, encourage, inspire, and gladden the sick from time to time with a talk on the Teaching. Monks, an attendant of the sick possessed of these five qualities is fit to attend the sick." The fourth.