With Pāyāsi 22.1-7

22.1

“Kiñcāpi bhavaṃ kassapo evamāha, atha kho nevāhaṃ sakkomi idaṃ pāpakaṃ diṭṭhigataṃ paṭinissajjituṃ.

“Even though the worthy Kassapa says this, still I’m not able to let go of that harmful misconception.

22.2

Rājāpi maṃ pasenadi kosalo jānāti tirorājānopi:

King Pasenadi of Kosala knows my views, and so do foreign kings.

22.3

‘pāyāsi rājañño evaṃvādī evaṃdiṭṭhī:

22.4

“itipi natthi paro loko, natthi sattā opapātikā, natthi sukatadukkaṭānaṃ kammānaṃ phalaṃ vipāko”’ti.

22.5

Sacāhaṃ, bho kassapa, idaṃ pāpakaṃ diṭṭhigataṃ paṭinissajjissāmi, bhavissanti me vattāro:

If I let go of this harmful misconception, there will be some who say to me,

22.6

‘yāva bālo pāyāsi rājañño abyatto duggahitagāhī’ti.

‘How foolish is the chieftain Pāyāsi, how incompetent, that he should hold on to a mistake!’

22.7

Kopenapi naṃ harissāmi, makkhenapi naṃ harissāmi, palāsenapi naṃ harissāmī”ti.

I shall carry on with this view out of anger, contempt, and spite!”