Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
“Adhammo ca, bhikkhave, veditabbo anattho ca;
¶ 1“Mendicants, you should know bad principles with bad results.
dhammo ca veditabbo attho ca.
¶ 2And you should know good principles with good results.
Adhammañca viditvā anatthañca, dhammañca viditvā atthañca yathā dhammo yathā attho tathā paṭipajjitabbaṁ.
¶ 3Knowing these things, your practice should follow the good principles with good results.
Katamo ca, bhikkhave, adhammo ca anattho ca?
¶ 4And what are bad principles with bad results?
Micchādiṭṭhi, micchāsaṅkappo, micchāvācā, micchākammanto, micchāājīvo, micchāvāyāmo, micchāsati, micchāsamādhi, micchāñāṇaṁ, micchāvimutti—
¶ 5Wrong view, wrong purpose, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, wrong immersion, wrong knowledge, and wrong freedom.
ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, adhammo ca anattho ca.
¶ 6These are called bad principles with bad results.
Katamo ca, bhikkhave, dhammo ca attho ca?
¶ 7And what are good principles with good results?
Sammādiṭṭhi, sammāsaṅkappo, sammāvācā, sammākammanto, sammāājīvo, sammāvāyāmo, sammāsati, sammāsamādhi, sammāñāṇaṁ, sammāvimutti—
¶ 8Right view, right purpose, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right immersion, right knowledge, and right freedom.
ayaṁ vuccati, bhikkhave, dhammo ca attho ca.
¶ 9These are called good principles with good results.
‘Adhammo ca, bhikkhave, veditabbo anattho ca;
¶ 10‘You should know bad principles with bad results.
dhammo ca veditabbo attho ca.
¶ 11And you should know good principles with good results.
Adhammañca viditvā anatthañca, dhammañca viditvā atthañca yathā dhammo yathā attho tathā paṭipajjitabban’ti,
¶ 12Knowing these things, your practice should follow the good principles with good results.’
iti yaṁ taṁ vuttaṁ, idametaṁ paṭicca vuttan”ti.
¶ 13That’s what I said, and this is why I said it.”