5.
The Discourse on State
115.
"There are, monks, these four states.
What are the four?
There is, monks, a state that is disagreeable to do;
and that being done leads to harm.
There is, monks, a state that is disagreeable to do;
and that being done leads to benefit.
There is, monks, a state that is agreeable to do;
and that being done leads to harm.
There is, monks, a state that is agreeable to do;
and that being done leads to benefit.
"There, monks, that state which is disagreeable to do; and that being done leads to harm - this, monks, is a state that one imagines should not be done on both counts. That this state is disagreeable to do; by this too one imagines it should not be done. That this state being done leads to harm; by this too one imagines it should not be done. This, monks, is a state that one imagines should not be done on both counts.
"There, monks, that state which is disagreeable to do; and that being done leads to benefit - in this, monks, state the fool and the wise person are to be known by manly strength, by manly energy, by manly effort. The fool, monks, does not consider thus: 'Although this state is disagreeable to do; yet now this state being done leads to benefit.' He does not do that state. For him that state not being done leads to harm. But the wise person, monks, considers thus: 'Although this state is disagreeable to do; yet now this state being done leads to benefit.' He does that state. For him that state being done leads to benefit.
"There, monks, whatever state is agreeable to do, and that being done leads to harm - in this state too, monks, the fool and the wise person are to be known by manly strength, by manly energy, by manly effort. The fool, monks, does not consider thus: 'Although this state is agreeable to do, yet this state being done leads to harm.' He does that state. For him, that being done leads to harm. But the wise person, monks, considers thus: 'Although this state is agreeable to do, yet this state being done leads to harm.' He does not do that state. For him, that not being done leads to benefit.
"There, monks, whatever state is agreeable to do, and that being done leads to benefit - this state, monks, one considers should be done for both reasons. Whatever state is agreeable to do, for this reason too one considers it should be done; whatever state being done leads to benefit, for this reason too one considers it should be done. This state, monks, one considers should be done for both reasons. These, monks, are the four states." The fifth.