Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.223
Translators: sujato
Numbered Discourses 4.223
23. Duccaritavagga
23. Bad Conduct
Akataññutāsutta
Ungrateful
“Catūhi, bhikkhave, dhammehi samannāgato bālo abyatto asappuriso khataṁ upahataṁ attānaṁ pariharati, sāvajjo ca hoti sānuvajjo viññūnaṁ, bahuñca apuññaṁ pasavati.
“When a foolish, incompetent untrue person has four qualities they keep themselves broken and damaged. They deserve to be blamed and criticized by sensible people, and they create much wickedness.
Katamehi catūhi?
What four?
Kāyaduccaritena, vacīduccaritena, manoduccaritena, akataññutā akataveditā—
Bad conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and being ungrateful and thankless.
imehi …pe… kāyasucaritena, vacīsucaritena, manosucaritena kataññutākataveditā …pe….
An astute person … creates much merit. … Good conduct by way of body, speech, and mind, and being grateful and thankful. …”
Tatiyaṁ.