The Long Āgama Sūtra 16.16

16.16

「善生！迷於伎樂復有六失：一者求歌，二者求舞，三者求琴瑟，四者波內早，五者多羅槃，六者首呵那，是為伎樂六失。若長者、長者子伎樂不已，其家財產日日損減，惡友相得復有六失：一者方便生欺，二者好喜屏處，三者誘他家人，四者圖謀他物，五者財利自向，六者好發他過，是為惡友六失。若長者、長者子習惡友不已，其家財產日日損減，懈墮有六失：一者富樂不肯作務，二者貧窮不肯勤修，三者寒時不肯勤修，四者熱時不肯勤修，五者時早不肯勤修，六者時晚不肯勤修，是為懈墮六失。若長者、長者子懈墮不已，其家財業日日損減。」佛說是已，復作頌曰：

“Sujata, getting carried away at musical performances also has six defects: 1. Seeking singing, 2. seeking dancing and 3. seeking musical instruments, 4. panica, 5. talava, and 6. suhana. These are the six defects of music. If a prominent man or his son doesn’t stop indulging in music, his family and property will decrease day by day.

“Associating with bad friends also has six defects: 1. One’s ways become deceitful, 2. preferring private places, 3. tempting people from other households, 4. scheming to get others’ possessions, 5. directing profits to oneself, and 6. liking to publicize the faults of others. These are the six defects of bad friends. If a prominent man or his son doesn’t stop associating with bad friends, his family and property will decrease day by day.

Idleness has six defects: 1. One doesn’t make much effort to cultivate when they’re fortunate and happy, 2. not making much effort to cultivate when in poverty, 3. not making much effort to cultivate when it’s cold, 4. not making much effort to cultivate when it’s hot, 5. not making much effort to cultivate in the morning, and 6. not make much effort to cultivate in the evening. If a prominent man or his son don’t stop being idle, his family and property will decrease day by day.”

After saying this, the Buddha restated it in verse: