Wonderful and surprising things of The Thus Gone One

Bhikkhus, at the arising of the Thus Gone One, worthy and rightfully enlightened, four wonderful and surprising things arise. What four?

Bhikkhus, the populace is fond of roosting, excited about settling, and when the Thus Gone One teaches for non roosting and not settling, they listen and lend ear. This is the first wonderful and surprising thing with the arising of the Thus Gone One.

Bhikkhus, the populace is fond of measuring, excited about measuring, and when the Thus Gone One teaches to dispel measuring, they listen and lend ear. This is the second.

wonderful and surprising thing with the arising of the Thus Gone One.

Bhikkhus, the populace is fond of not stopping, excited about continuing, and when the Thus Gone One teaches for quieting and allaying, they listen and lend ear. This is the third wonderful and surprising thing with the arising of the Thus Gone One.

Bhikkhus, the populace is blind, enveloped in darkness and when the Thus Gone One teaches to dispel ignorance, they listen and lend ear. This is the fourth wonderful and surprising thing with the arising of the Thus Gone One.

Bhikkhus, at the arising of the Thus Gone One, worthy and rightfully enlightened, these four wonderful and surprising things arise.