“Bhikkhus, there are these two qualities. What two?
Anger and hostility.
“Bhikkhus, there are these two qualities. What two?
Denigration and insolence.
“Bhikkhus, there are these two qualities. What two?
Envy and miserliness.
“Bhikkhus, there are these two qualities. What two?
Deceitfulness and craftiness.
“Bhikkhus, there are these two qualities. What two?
Moral shamelessness and moral recklessness.
These are the two qualities.

“Bhikkhus there are two qualities. What two?
Non-anger and non-hostility.
“Bhikkhus there are two qualities. What two?
Non-denigration and non-insolence.
“Bhikkhus there are two qualities. What two?
Non-envy and non-miserliness.
“Bhikkhus there are two qualities. What two?
Non-deceitfulness and non-craftiness.
“Bhikkhus there are two qualities. What two?
Moral shame and moral dread.
These are the two qualities.

“Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, one dwells in suffering. What two? Anger and hostility.
“Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, one dwells in suffering. What two? Denigration and insolence.
“Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, one dwells in suffering. What two? Envy and miserliness.
“Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, one dwells in suffering. What two? Deceitfulness and craftiness.
“Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, one dwells in suffering. What two? Moral shamelessness and moral recklessness.
Possessing these two qualities, one dwells in suffering.

“Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, one dwells happily. What two? Non-anger and non-hostility.
“Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, one dwells happily. What two? Non-denigration and non-insolence.
“Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, one dwells happily. What two? Non-envy and non-miserliness.
“Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, one dwells happily. What two? Non-deceitfulness and non-craftiness.
“Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, one dwells happily. What two? Moral shame and moral dread.
Possessing these two qualities, one dwells happily.

“Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, one is deposited in hell as if brought there. What two? Anger and hostility.
“Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, one is deposited in hell as if brought there. What two? Denigration and insolence.
“Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, one is deposited in hell as if brought there. What two? Envy and miserliness.
“Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, one is deposited in hell as if brought there. What two? Deceitfulness and craftiness.
“Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, one is deposited in hell as if brought there. What two? Moral shamelessness and moral recklessness.
Possessing these two qualities, one is deposited in hell as if brought there.

“Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, one is deposited in heaven as if brought there. What two? Non-anger and non-hostility.
“Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, one is deposited in heaven as if brought there. What two? Non-denigration and non-insolence.
“Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, one is deposited in heaven as if brought there. What two? Non-envy and non-miserliness.
“Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, one is deposited in heaven as if brought there. What two? Non-deceitfulness and non-craftiness.
“Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, one is deposited in heaven as if brought there. What two? Moral shame and moral dread.
Possessing these two qualities, one is deposited in heaven as if brought there.

“Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, with the breakup of the body, after death, someone here is reborn in a plane of misery, in a bad destination, in the lower world, in hell. What two? Anger and hostility.
Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, with the breakup of the body, after death, someone here is reborn in a plane of misery, in a bad destination, in the lower world, in hell. What two? Denigration and insolence.
Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, with the breakup of the body, after death, someone here is reborn in a plane of misery, in a bad destination, in the lower world, in hell. What two? Envy and miserliness.
Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, with the breakup of the body, after death, someone here is reborn in a plane of misery, in a bad destination, in the lower world, in hell. What two? Deceitfulness and craftiness.
Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, with the breakup of the body, after death, someone here is reborn in a plane of misery, in a bad destination, in the lower world, in hell. What two? Moral shamelessness and moral recklessness.
Possessing these two qualities, with the breakup of the body, after death, someone here is reborn in a plane of misery, in a bad destination, in the lower world, in hell.

“Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, with the breakup of the body, after death, someone here is reborn in a good destination, a heavenly world. What two? Non-anger and non-hostility.
“Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, with the breakup of the body, after death, someone here is reborn in a good destination, a heavenly world. What two? Non-denigration and non-insolence.
“Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, with the breakup of the body, after death, someone here is reborn in a good destination, a heavenly world. What two? Non-envy and non-miserliness.
“Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, with the breakup of the body, after death, someone here is reborn in a good destination, a heavenly world. What two? Non-deceitfulness and non-craftiness.
“Bhikkhus, possessing two qualities, with the breakup of the body, after death, someone here is reborn in a good destination, a heavenly world. What two? Moral shame and moral dread.
Possessing these two qualities, someone here is reborn in a good destination, a heavenly world.

from the Aṅguttara Nikāya – The Book of Twos – Suttas 180 – 199 & Suttas 210 – 229
“The Numerical Discourses of the Buddha”

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