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an.4.86 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)

Sunk Low

“These four people are found in the world.
What four?
One sunk low who sinks lower,
one sunk low who rises high,
one risen high who sinks low, and
one risen high who rises higher.
… These are the four people found in the world.”