"Bhikkhus, there are these three kinds of persons found existing in the world. What three ?
The blind person,
The one-eyed person, and
The two-eyed person.
(1) "And what, bhikkhus, is the blind person ?
Here, some person lacks the kind of eye with which one can acquire wealth not yet acquired and increase wealth already acquired, and he also lacks the kind of eye with which one can know wholesome and unwholesome qualities, blameworthy and blameless qualities, inferior and superior qualities, dark and bright qualities with their counterparts. This is called the blind person.
(2) “And what is the one-eyed person ?
Here, some person has the kind of eye with which one can acquire wealth not yet acquired and increase wealth already acquired, but he lacks the kind of eye with which one can know wholesome and unwholesome qualities, blameworthy and blameless qualities, inferior and superior qualities, dark and bright qualities with their counterparts. This is called the one-eyed person.
(3) "And what is the two-eyed person ?
Here, some person has the kind of eye with which one can acquire wealth not yet acquired and increase wealth already acquired, and he also has the kind of eye with which one can know wholesome and unwholesome qualities, blameworthy and blameless qualities, inferior and superior qualities, dark and bright qualities with their counterparts. This is called the two-eyed person.
"These, bhikkhus, are the three kinds of persons found existing in the world."
"And how, bhikkhus, does a bhikkhu have keen eyes ?
Here, a bhikkhu understands as it really is: 'This is suffering';
a bhikkhu understands as it really is: 'This is the origin of suffering';
a bhikkhu understands as it really is: 'This is the cessation of suffering';
a bhikkhu understands as it really is: 'This is the way leading to the cessation of suffering.'
"It is in this way that a bhikkhu has keen eyes."
