DN 2: Sāmaññaphala Sutta, the simile of debt (first hindrance)
Attested in the Tipiṭaka: Dīgha Nikāya 2.
Seyyathāpi, mahārāja, puriso iṇaṁ ādāya kammante payojeyya.
Suppose a man who has gotten into debt were to apply himself to work,
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Tassa te kammantā samijjheyyuṁ.
and his efforts proved successful.
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So yāni ca porāṇāni iṇamūlāni, tāni ca byantiṁ kareyya, siyā cassa uttariṁ avasiṭṭhaṁ dārabharaṇāya.
He would pay off the original loan and have enough left over to support his partner.
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Tassa evamassa:
Thinking about this,
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Sinhala: pending (release 2, translated by Tilanka, CC0)