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The Discourse on the Resident
231.
"Monks, a resident monk possessed of five qualities is not to be esteemed.
Which five?
He is not of good conduct, not dutiful;
he is not very learned, not remembering what has been learnt;
he is not given to seclusion, not delighting in seclusion;
he is not of good speech, not of good conversation;
he is unwise, dull, an idiot.
Monks, a resident monk possessed of these five qualities is not to be esteemed.
"Monks, a resident monk possessed of five qualities is to be esteemed. Which five? He is of good conduct, dutiful; he is very learned, remembering what has been learnt; he is given to seclusion, delighting in seclusion; he is of good speech, of good conversation; he is wise, not dull, not an idiot. Monks, a resident monk possessed of these five qualities is to be esteemed." The first.