“Bhikkhus, possessing ten qualities, one is deposited in hell as if brought there. What ten? (1) One destroys life, (2) takes what is not given, (3) engages in sexual misconduct, (4) speaks falsely, (5) speaks divisively, (6) speaks harshly, (7) indulges in idle chatter, (8) is full of longing, (9) has a mind of ill will, and (10) holds wrong view. Possessing these ten qualities, one is deposited in hell as if brought there.
“Possessing ten qualities, one is deposited in heaven as if brought there. What ten? (1) One abstains from the destruction of life, (2) abstains from taking what is not given, (3) abstains from sexual misconduct, (4) abstains from false speech, (5) abstains from divisive speech, (6) abstains from harsh speech, (7) abstains from idle chatter, (8) is without longing, (9) is of good will, and (10) holds right view. Possessing these ten qualities, one is deposited in heaven as if brought there.”
“Bhikkhus, possessing twenty qualities, one is deposited in hell as if brought there. What twenty? (1) One destroys life oneself and (2) encourages others to destroy life ... (19) one holds wrong view oneself and (20) encourages others in wrong view. Possessing these twenty qualities, one is deposited in hell as if brought there.
“Possessing twenty qualities, one is deposited in heaven as if brought there. What twenty? (1) One abstains from the destruction of life oneself and (2) encourages others to abstain from the destruction of life ... ... (19) one holds right view oneself and (20) encourages others in right view. Possessing these twenty qualities, one is deposited in heaven as if brought there.”
“Bhikkhus, possessing thirty qualities, one is deposited in hell as if brought there. What thirty? (1) One destroys life oneself, (2) encourages others to destroy life, and (3) approves of the destruction of life ... (28) one holds wrong view oneself, (29) encourages others in wrong view, and (30) approves of wrong view. Possessing these thirty qualities, one is deposited in hell as if brought there.
“Possessing thirty qualities, one is deposited in heaven as if brought there. What thirty? (1) One abstains from the destruction of life oneself, (2) encourages others to abstain from the destruction of life, and (3) approves of abstaining from the destruction of life ... (28) one holds right view oneself, (29) encourages others in right view, and (30) approves of right view. Possessing these thirty qualities, one is deposited in heaven as if brought there.”
“Bhikkhus, possessing forty qualities, one is deposited in hell as if brought there. What forty? (1) One destroys life oneself, (2) encourages others to destroy life, (3) approves of the destruction of life, and (4) speaks in praise of the destruction of life ... ... (37) one holds wrong view oneself, (38) encourages others in wrong view, (39) approves of wrong view, and (40) speaks in praise of wrong view. Possessing these forty qualities, one is deposited in hell as if brought there.
“Possessing forty qualities, one is deposited in heaven as if brought there. What forty? (1) One abstains from the destruction of life oneself, (2) encourages others to abstain from the destruction of life, (3) approves of abstaining from the destruction of life, and (4) speaks in praise of abstaining from the destruction of life ... ... (37) one holds right view oneself, (38) encourages others in right view, (39) approves of right view, and (40) speaks in praise of right view. Possessing these forty qualities, one is deposited in heaven as if brought there.”
“Bhikkhus, possessing ten qualities, one maintains oneself in a maimed and injured condition ... preserves oneself unmaimed and uninjured ...”
“Bhikkhus, possessing twenty qualities ... thirty qualities ... forty qualities, one maintains oneself in a maimed and injured condition ... preserves oneself unmaimed and uninjured ...”
“Bhikkhus, possessing ten qualities, with the breakup of the body, after death, someone here is reborn in the plane of misery, in a bad destination, in the lower world, in hell ... someone here is reborn in a good destination, in a heavenly world.”
“Bhikkhus, possessing twenty qualities ... thirty qualities ... forty qualities, someone here is reborn in the plane of misery, in a bad destination, in the lower world, in hell ... someone here is reborn in a good destination, in a heavenly world.”
“Bhikkhus, possessing ten qualities, one may be understood as a fool ... one may be understood as a wise person.”
“Bhikkhus, possessing twenty qualities ... thirty qualities ... forty qualities, one may be understood as a fool ... one may be understood as a wise person.”