"Bhikkhus, approaching wrongness leads to failure, not success. How does this happen? For one with wrong view, wrong intention arises; for one with wrong intention, wrong speech arises; for one with wrong speech, wrong action arises; for one with wrong action, wrong livelihood arises; for one with wrong livelihood, wrong effort arises; for one with wrong effort, wrong mindfulness arises; for one with wrong mindfulness, wrong collectedness arises; for one with wrong collectedness, wrong wisdom arises; for one with wrong wisdom, false liberation arises. Thus, bhikkhus, approaching wrongness leads to failure, not success.

Conversely, bhikkhus, approaching rightness leads to success, not failure. How does this happen? For one with right view, right intention arises; for one with right intention, right speech arises; for one with right speech, right action arises; for one with right action, right livelihood arises; for one with right livelihood, right effort arises; for one with right effort, right mindfulness arises; for one with right mindfulness, right collectedness arises; for one with right collectedness, right wisdom arises; for one with right wisdom, true liberation arises. Thus, bhikkhus, approaching rightness leads to success, not failure."