sn22.85:14.1 “Good, good, Reverend Yamaka!
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sn22.85:14.2 Well then, I shall give you a simile to make the meaning even clearer.
sn22.85:14.3 Suppose there was a householder or householder’s son who was rich, with a lot of money and great wealth,
sn22.85:14.4 and a bodyguard for protection.
sn22.85:14.5 Then along comes a person who wants to harm, injure, and threaten him, and take his life.
sn22.85:14.6 They’d think:
sn22.85:14.7 ‘This householder or householder’s son is rich, with a lot of money and great wealth,
sn22.85:14.8 and a bodyguard for protection.
sn22.85:14.9 It won’t be easy to take his life by force.
sn22.85:14.10 Why don’t I get close to him, then take his life?’
sn22.85:14.11 So he goes up to that householder or householder’s son and says:
sn22.85:14.12 ‘Sir, I would serve you.’
sn22.85:14.13 They would serve that householder or householder’s son.
sn22.85:14.14 They’d get up before him and go to bed after him, and be obliging, behaving nicely and speaking politely.
sn22.85:14.15 The householder or householder’s son would consider them as a friend
sn22.85:14.16 and companion,
sn22.85:14.17 and come to trust them.
sn22.85:14.18 But when that person realizes that
sn22.85:14.19 they’ve gained the trust of the householder or householder’s son, then, when they know he’s alone, they’d take his life with a sharp knife.