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an.5.172 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)

Assured

“A lay follower living at home with five qualities is not self-assured.
What five?
They kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, and use alcoholic drinks that cause negligence.
A lay follower living at home with these five qualities is not self-assured.
A lay follower living at home with these five qualities is self-assured.
What five?
They don’t kill living creatures, steal, commit sexual misconduct, lie, or use alcoholic drinks that cause negligence.
A lay follower living at home with these five qualities is self-assured.”