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5. The Begging-Tour
refuse that which is not acceptable, and take that which is acceptable. 28. If a woman of the house wastes the food when distributing it, he should refuse [it, saying to] the [alms-] giver: "I may not accept such [alms]". 29. [When he notices that] she crushes living beings, seeds [and] plants with her foot, he should avoid such [a house], knowing that she performs that which is not suitable to [his] self-control. 30. [It may happen that] after having, for some reason or other, taken back the alms, [she brings it] after having thrown away that which was in the vessel, [or] she brings food and drink having stirred round animate substances that were inside, [or] she pours out water [to clean the vessel] for the monk, 31. [to resume:] she brings food and drink having put her hand into the vessel and poured out [that which was inside]. [In all these cases] he should refuse [the alms saying to] the giver: "I may not accept such [alms]." 32. If she gives with a hand, a spoon, or a vessel which she has purposely washed before, 33. if her hand is wet of [flowing] water [or] of a little bit of water, is dusty, [soiled with] clay, with salt from the desert, orpiment, vermilion, realgar, collyrium, salt from the sea, 34. red chalk, yellow clay, white chalk, alum, rice-flour, kukkusa, etc. as well as with ground drugs, [and] if [his own hand is] not soiled with any such matter, [he should refuse [the alms]... (etc. as in 31).... 35. He should not wish to have that which is given with an unsoiled hand, spoon [or] vessel, if there would be the pacchākamma sin. 36. But he may accept that which is given with a soiled hand, if [allowed] food is concerned. 37. If of two persons engaged in taking their meal the one should invite him, he should not accept that which is given, unless he has made out the kind disposition [of the other person]. 38. [But] if both should invite him, he should accept (it) because it is allowed food. 39. He should avoid food and drink of all kinds destined for a pregnant woman [and] being eaten by her, [but] he should eat that which she has left. 40. It may happen that a pregnant woman in her ninth month sits down for his sake, when standing, and rises when sitting; 41. [an alms thus given] is not allowed to monks, [and] he should refuse [it, saying]: "I may not accept such [alms]". 42. If she brings food and drink
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