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The Discourse on One Who Speaks Much
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"Monks, there are these five dangers in a person who speaks much.
Which five?
He speaks falsely, he speaks divisively, he speaks harshly, he speaks idle chatter, upon the body's collapse at death he is reborn in a realm of misery, an unfortunate realm, a nether world, in hell.
These, monks, are the five dangers in a person who speaks much.
"Monks, there are these five benefits in a person who speaks with wisdom. Which five? He does not speak falsely, he does not speak divisively, he does not speak harshly, he does not speak idle chatter, upon the body's collapse at death he is reborn in a fortunate realm, in a heavenly world. These, monks, are the five benefits in a person who speaks with wisdom." The fourth.