Tassa ce, bhikkhave, bhikkhuno evaṁ carato evaṁ viharato kadāci karahaci satisammosā uppajjanti, pāpakā akusalā sarasaṅkappā saṁyojaniyā, dandho, bhikkhave, satuppādo. Atha kho naṁ khippameva pajahati vinodeti byantīkaroti anabhāvaṁ gameti.
Jika, para bhikkhu, seorang bhikkhu yang berlatih dan berdiam demikian, kadang-kadang muncul kelengahan perhatian, pikiran-pikiran buruk dan tidak terampil yang mengikat belenggu—lambat, para bhikkhu, munculnya perhatian. Namun kemudian ia dengan cepat meninggalkan, melenyapkan, mengakhiri, dan meniadakan pikiran-pikiran itu.
Perhaps while that mendicant is conducting themselves and living in this way, bad, unskillful memories and thoughts that tighten the fetters arise every so often due to loss of mindfulness. Slowly mindfulness arises, but then they quickly give up, dispel, eliminate, and obliterate those thoughts.