1.1“Tayome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.“These three individuals are found in the world.1.2Katame tayo?What three?1.3Atthi, bhikkhave, puggalo jigucchitabbo na sevitabbo na bhajitabbo na payirupāsitabbo.There is an individual you should be disgusted by, and you shouldn’t associate with, accompany, or attend them.1.4Atthi, bhikkhave, puggalo ajjhupekkhitabbo na sevitabbo na bhajitabbo na payirupāsitabbo.There is an individual you should regard with equanimity, and you shouldn’t associate with, accompany, or attend them.1.5Atthi, bhikkhave, puggalo sevitabbo bhajitabbo payirupāsitabbo.There is an individual you should associate with, accompany, and attend.

1.6Katamo ca, bhikkhave, puggalo jigucchitabbo na sevitabbo na bhajitabbo na payirupāsitabbo?Who is the individual you should be disgusted by, and not associate with, accompany, or attend?1.7Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo dussīlo hoti pāpadhammo asuci saṅkassarasamācāro paṭicchannakammanto, assamaṇo samaṇapaṭiñño, abrahmacārī brahmacāripaṭiñño, antopūti avassuto kasambujāto.It’s an individual who is unethical, of bad qualities, filthy, with suspicious behavior, underhand, no true ascetic or spiritual practitioner—though claiming to be one—rotten inside, festering, and depraved.1.8Evarūpo, bhikkhave, puggalo jigucchitabbo na sevitabbo na bhajitabbo na payirupāsitabbo.You should be disgusted by such an individual, and you shouldn’t associate with, accompany, or attend them.1.9Taṁ kissa hetu?Why is that?1.10Kiñcāpi, bhikkhave, evarūpassa puggalassa na diṭṭhānugatiṁ āpajjati, atha kho naṁ pāpako kittisaddo abbhuggacchati:Even if you don’t follow the example of such an individual, you still get a bad reputation:1.11‘pāpamitto purisapuggalo pāpasahāyo pāpasampavaṅko’ti.‘That individual has bad friends, companions, and associates.’1.12Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, ahi gūthagato kiñcāpi na daṁsati, atha kho naṁ makkheti;They’re like a snake that’s been living in a pile of dung. Even if it doesn’t bite, it’ll still rub off on you.1.13evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, kiñcāpi evarūpassa puggalassa na diṭṭhānugatiṁ āpajjati, atha kho naṁ pāpako kittisaddo abbhuggacchati:In the same way, even if you don’t follow the example of such an individual, you still get a bad reputation:1.14‘pāpamitto purisapuggalo pāpasahāyo pāpasampavaṅko’ti.‘That individual has bad friends, companions, and associates.’1.15Tasmā evarūpo puggalo jigucchitabbo na sevitabbo na bhajitabbo na payirupāsitabbo.That’s why you should be disgusted by such an individual, and you shouldn’t associate with, accompany, or attend them.

2.1PTS 1.127Katamo ca, bhikkhave, puggalo ajjhupekkhitabbo na sevitabbo na bhajitabbo na payirupāsitabbo?Who is the individual you should regard with equanimity, and not associate with, accompany, or attend?2.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo kodhano hoti upāyāsabahulo,It’s an individual who is irritable and bad-tempered.2.3appampi vutto samāno abhisajjati kuppati byāpajjati patitthīyati, kopañca dosañca appaccayañca pātukaroti.Even when lightly criticized they lose their temper, becoming annoyed, hostile, and hard-hearted, and they display annoyance, hate, and bitterness.2.4Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, duṭṭhāruko kaṭṭhena vā kaṭhalāya vā ghaṭṭito bhiyyoso mattāya āsavaṁ deti;They’re like a festering sore, which, when you hit it with a stick or a stone, discharges even more.2.5evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave …pe…In the same way, someone is irritable and bad-tempered.2.6seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, tindukālātaṁ kaṭṭhena vā kaṭhalāya vā ghaṭṭitaṁ bhiyyoso mattāya cicciṭāyati ciṭiciṭāyati;They’re like a firebrand of pale-moon ebony, which, when you hit it with a stick or a stone, sizzles and crackles even more.2.7evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave …pe…In the same way, someone is irritable and bad-tempered.2.8seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, gūthakūpo kaṭṭhena vā kaṭhalāya vā ghaṭṭito bhiyyoso mattāya duggandho hoti;They’re like a sewer, which, when you stir it with a stick or a stone, stinks even more.2.9evamevaṁ kho, bhikkhave, idhekacco puggalo kodhano hoti upāyāsabahulo,In the same way, an individual is irritable and bad-tempered.2.10appampi vutto samāno abhisajjati kuppati byāpajjati patitthīyati, kopañca dosañca appaccayañca pātukaroti.Even when lightly criticized they lose their temper, becoming annoyed, hostile, and hard-hearted, and they display annoyance, hate, and bitterness.2.11Evarūpo, bhikkhave, puggalo ajjhupekkhitabbo na sevitabbo na bhajitabbo na payirupāsitabbo.You should regard such an individual with equanimity, and you shouldn’t associate with, accompany, or attend them.2.12Taṁ kissa hetu?Why is that?2.13Akkoseyyapi maṁ paribhāseyyapi maṁ anatthampi maṁ kareyyāti.Thinking, ‘They might abuse or insult me, or do me harm.’2.14Tasmā evarūpo puggalo ajjhupekkhitabbo na sevitabbo na bhajitabbo na payirupāsitabbo.That’s why you should regard such an individual with equanimity, and you shouldn’t associate with, accompany, or attend them.

3.1Katamo ca, bhikkhave, puggalo sevitabbo bhajitabbo payirupāsitabbo?Who is the individual you should associate with, accompany, and attend?3.2Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sīlavā hoti kalyāṇadhammo.It’s an individual who is ethical, of good character.3.3Evarūpo, bhikkhave, puggalo sevitabbo bhajitabbo payirupāsitabbo.You should associate with, accompany, and attend such an individual.3.4Taṁ kissa hetu?Why is that?3.5Kiñcāpi, bhikkhave, evarūpassa puggalassa na diṭṭhānugatiṁ āpajjati, atha kho naṁ kalyāṇo kittisaddo abbhuggacchati:Even if you don’t follow the example of such an individual, you still get a good reputation:3.6‘kalyāṇamitto purisapuggalo kalyāṇasahāyo kalyāṇasampavaṅko’ti.‘That individual has good friends, companions, and associates.’3.7Tasmā evarūpo puggalo sevitabbo bhajitabbo payirupāsitabbo.That’s why you should associate with, accompany, and attend such an individual.

3.8Ime kho, bhikkhave, tayo puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasminti.These are the three individuals found in the world.

4.1Nihīyati puriso nihīnasevī,∥A man who associates with an inferior goes downhill,4.2Na ca hāyetha kadāci tulyasevī;but associating with an equal, you’ll never decline;4.3Seṭṭhamupanamaṁ udeti khippaṁ,following the best, you’ll quickly rise up,4.4Tasmā attano uttariṁ bhajethā”ti.so you should keep company <j>with people better than you.”

4.5Sattamaṁ.