“Mendicants, these four individuals are found in the world.“Cattārome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.What four?Katame cattāro?
One whose elocution is on topic, but not fluent.Yuttappaṭibhāno, no muttappaṭibhāno;
One whose elocution is fluent, but not on topic.muttappaṭibhāno, no yuttappaṭibhāno;
One whose elocution is both on topic and fluent.yuttappaṭibhāno ca muttappaṭibhāno ca;
One whose elocution is neither on topic nor fluent.neva yuttappaṭibhāno na muttappaṭibhāno—
These are the four individuals found in the world.”ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin”ti.
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