“Cattārimāni, bhikkhave, vacīduccaritāni. Katamāni cattāri?
“Bhikkhus, there are these four kinds of |verbal misconduct::misbehavior in speech [vacīduccarit]|. What four?
1.) Musāvādo,
1.) |False speech::lying, deliberately speaking falsehood [musāvāda]|,
2.) pisuṇā vācā,
2.) |divisive speech::slanderous, defamatory, malicious speech [pisuṇavācā]|,
3.) pharusā vācā,
3.) |harsh speech::abusive, rude, or unkind way of speaking [pharusāvācā]|,
4.) samphappalāpo
4.) |frivolous chatter::meaningless talk, gossip, idle speech [samphappalāpa]|.
Imāni kho, bhikkhave, cattāri vacīduccaritānī”ti.
These are the four kinds of verbal misconduct.”