As a thief is, so is a Buddha, and know that in this matter, an atheist is in a like predicament. Therefore, such an one, when capable of being punished like a thief for the good of the people, should be punished like a thief; and let no Brāhamaņa ever speak with an atheist.
यथा हि चोरः स तथा हि बुद्धस्तथागतं नास्तिकमत्र विद्धि। तस्माद्धि यः शक्यतमः प्रजानां स नास्तिके नाभिमुखो बुधः स्यात्॥