Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.224
Translators: sujato
Numbered Discourses 4.224
23. Duccaritavagga
23. Bad Conduct
Pāṇātipātīsutta
Killing Living Creatures
…pe… Pāṇātipātī hoti, adinnādāyī hoti, kāmesumicchācārī hoti, musāvādī hoti …pe… pāṇātipātā paṭivirato hoti, adinnādānā paṭivirato hoti, kāmesumicchācārā paṭivirato hoti, musāvādā paṭivirato hoti …pe….
“A foolish person … creates much wickedness. … They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, and lie. … An astute person … creates much merit. … They don’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, or lie. …”
Catutthaṁ.