With Soṇadaṇḍa 21.1-12

21.1

“Imesaṃ pana, brāhmaṇa, dvinnaṃ aṅgānaṃ sakkā ekaṃ aṅgaṃ ṭhapayitvā ekena aṅgena samannāgataṃ brāhmaṇā brāhmaṇaṃ paññapetuṃ;

“But brahmin, is it possible to set aside one of these two factors and still rightly describe someone as a brahmin?”

21.2

‘brāhmaṇosmī’ti ca vadamāno sammā vadeyya, na ca pana musāvādaṃ āpajjeyyā”ti?

21.3

“No hidaṃ, bho gotama.

“No, worthy Gotama.

21.4

Sīlaparidhotā hi, bho gotama, paññā; paññāparidhotaṃ sīlaṃ.

For wisdom is cleansed by ethics, and ethics are cleansed by wisdom.

21.5

Yattha sīlaṃ tattha paññā, yattha paññā tattha sīlaṃ.

Ethics and wisdom always go together.

21.6

Sīlavato paññā, paññavato sīlaṃ.

An ethical person is wise, and a wise person ethical.

21.7

Sīlapaññāṇañca pana lokasmiṃ aggamakkhāyati.

And ethics and wisdom are said to be the best things in the world.

21.8

Seyyathāpi, bho gotama, hatthena vā hatthaṃ dhoveyya, pādena vā pādaṃ dhoveyya;

It’s just like when you clean one hand with the other, or clean one foot with the other.

21.9

evameva kho, bho gotama, sīlaparidhotā paññā, paññāparidhotaṃ sīlaṃ.

In the same way, wisdom is cleansed by ethics, and ethics are cleansed by wisdom.

21.10

Yattha sīlaṃ tattha paññā, yattha paññā tattha sīlaṃ.

Ethics and wisdom always go together.

21.11

Sīlavato paññā, paññavato sīlaṃ.

An ethical person is wise, and a wise person ethical.

21.12

Sīlapaññāṇañca pana lokasmiṃ aggamakkhāyatī”ti.

And ethics and wisdom are said to be the best things in the world.”