A Meaning to be Inferred

Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
Proofed against and modified in accordance with the revised edition at dhammatalks.org
Provenance, terms and conditons

[25][pts][olds] "Monks, these two slander the Tathāgata.

Which two?

He who explains a discourse
whose meaning needs to be inferred
as one whose meaning has already been fully drawn out.

And he who explains a discourse
whose meaning has already been fully drawn out
as one whose meaning needs to be inferred.

These are two who slander the Tathāgata."