Ja 88 The Story about the Ox Sārambha
(Sārambhajātaka)
In the present the Group of Six make disparaging remarks about the monks. The Buddha reproves them and tells a story about a bull, who, spoken to harshly, lost his master a thousand, and spoken to kindly gained him two thousand, by pulling a hundred carts all by himself (full story).
1. Kalyāṇim-eva muñceyya, na hi muñceyya pāpikaṁ,
Mokkho kalyāṇiyā sādhu, mutvā tappati pāpikan-ti.
He should speak just excellent words, indeed he should not speak bad words, he who has spoken well is good, but speaking badly he suffers.
In this connection, he should speak just excellent words, with words free from the four faults, False speech (musāvāda), divisive speech (pisuṇavācā), rough speech (pharusavācā), and frivolous speech (samphappalāpa). that are excellent, lovely, blameless, he should speak, respond, talk.
He should not speak bad words, with bad, inferior words that are not dear to, not pleasing to others, he should not speak, should not talk.
He who has spoken well is good, in this world responding with excellent words that are good, lovely, auspicious.
After speaking badly he suffers, speaking, responding, talking with bad, rough words, that person regrets it, grieves and is wearied.