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Aṅguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

4: The Book of the Fours

XIV. Persons — AN 4.132: Eloquence

1“Mendicants, these four people are found in the world. What four?

  1. One who speaks on topic, but not fluently.
  2. One who speaks fluently, but not on topic.
  3. One who speaks on topic and fluently.
  4. One who speaks neither on topic nor fluently.

These are the four people found in the world.”

1"Cattārome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ. Katame cattāro?

Yuttappaṭibhāno, no muttappaṭibhāno;

muttappaṭibhāno, no yuttappaṭibhāno;

yuttappaṭibhāno ca muttappaṭibhāno ca;

neva yuttappaṭibhāno na muttappaṭibhāno – 

ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin"ti.

Dutiyaṁ.