dn2:53.1 There are some ascetics and brahmins who, while enjoying food given in faith, still engage in arguments.
dn2:53.2 They say such things as: ‘You don’t understand this teaching and training. I understand this teaching and training. What, you understand this teaching and training? You’re practicing wrong. I’m practicing right. I stay on topic, you don’t. You said last what you should have said first. You said first what you should have said last. What you’ve thought so much about has been disproved. Your doctrine is refuted. Go on, save your doctrine! You’re trapped; get yourself out of this—if you can!’
dn2:53.3 They refrain from such argumentative talk.
dn2:53.4 This pertains to their ethics.



