an5.178:2.1 “What do you think, mendicants?
an5.178:2.2 Have you ever seen or heard
an5.178:2.3 of a person who has given up stealing,
an5.178:2.4 and the kings have them arrested for that …?”
an5.178:2.5 “No, sir.”
an5.178:2.6 “Good, mendicants!
an5.178:2.7 I too have never seen or heard of such a thing.
an5.178:2.10 Rather, the kings are informed of someone’s bad deed:
an5.178:2.11 ‘This person took something from a village or wilderness, with the intention to commit theft.’
an5.178:2.12 The kings have them arrested for stealing …
an5.178:2.13 Have you ever seen or heard of such a case?”
an5.178:2.14 “Sir, we have seen it and heard of it, and we will hear of it again.”
