“Bhikkhus, there are these four kinds of |verbal misconduct::misbehavior in speech [vacīduccarit]|. What four?
1 |False speech::lying, deliberately speaking falsehood [musāvāda]|,
2 |divisive speech::slanderous, defamatory, malicious speech [pisuṇavācā]|,
3 |harsh speech::abusive, rude, or unkind way of speaking [pharusāvācā]|,
4 |frivolous chatter::meaningless talk, gossip, idle speech [samphappalāpa]|.
These are the four kinds of verbal misconduct.”