Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.269
Translators: sujato
Numbered Discourses 4.269
27. Kammapathavagga
27. Ways of Performing Deeds
Pharusavācāsutta
Harsh Speech
…pe… Attanā ca pharusavāco hoti, parañca pharusāya vācāya samādapeti, pharusāya vācāya ca samanuñño hoti, pharusāya vācāya ca vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati …pe….
“… They themselves speak harshly …
Attanā ca pharusāya vācāya paṭivirato hoti, parañca pharusāya vācāya veramaṇiyā samādapeti, pharusāya vācāya veramaṇiyā ca samanuñño hoti, pharusāya vācāya veramaṇiyā ca vaṇṇaṁ bhāsati—imehi kho …pe….
… They themselves don’t speak harshly …”
Chaṭṭhaṁ.