9.
The Discourse on the Speaker of the Teaching
139.
"Monks, there are these four speakers of the Teaching.
Which four?
Here, monks, a certain speaker of the Teaching speaks little and not connected with meaning;
and his assembly is not skilled in what is connected with meaning and what is not connected with meaning.
Such a speaker of the Teaching, monks, goes by the term 'speaker of the Teaching' for such an assembly.
Here again, monks, a certain speaker of the Teaching speaks little and connected with meaning; and his assembly is skilled in what is connected with meaning and what is not connected with meaning. Such a speaker of the Teaching, monks, goes by the term 'speaker of the Teaching' for such an assembly.
Here again, monks, a certain speaker of the Teaching speaks much and not connected with meaning; and his assembly is not skilled in what is connected with meaning and what is not connected with meaning. Such a speaker of the Teaching, monks, goes by the term 'speaker of the Teaching' for such an assembly.
Here again, monks, a certain speaker of the Teaching speaks much and connected with meaning; and his assembly is skilled in what is connected with meaning and what is not connected with meaning. Such a speaker of the Teaching, monks, goes by the term 'speaker of the Teaching' for such an assembly. These, monks, are the four speakers of the Teaching." The ninth.