Numbered Discourses 8.84

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1. Numbered Discourses 8.84
2. 9. Mindfulness
3. A Master Thief
4. “Mendicants, a master thief with eight factors is soon executed, and doesn’t have long to live.
5. What eight?
6. He attacks unprovoked. He steals everything without exception. He kills a woman. He rapes a girl. He robs a monk. He robs the royal treasury. He works close to home. He’s not skilled at hiding his booty.
7. A master thief with these eight factors is soon executed, and doesn’t have long to live.
8. A master thief with eight factors is not soon executed, and lives long.
9. What eight?
10. He doesn’t attack unprovoked. He doesn’t steal everything without exception. He doesn’t kill a woman. He doesn’t rape a girl. He doesn’t rob a monk. He doesn’t rob the royal treasury. He doesn’t work close to home. He’s skilled at hiding his booty.
11. A master thief with these eight factors is not soon executed, and lives long.”