10: The Book of the Tens
199. Associate With
- © Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi (More copyright information)
"Bhikkhus, one should not associate with a person who possesses ten qualities. What ten? He destroys life, takes what is not given, engages in sexual misconduct, speaks falsehood, speaks divisively, speaks harshly, indulges in idle chatter; he is full of longing, has a mind of ill will, and holds wrong view. One should not associate with a person who possesses these ten qualities.
"Bhikkhus, one should associate with a person who possesses ten qualities. What ten? He abstains from the destruction of life, from taking what is not given, from sexual misconduct, from false speech, from divisive speech, from harsh speech, from idle chatter; he is without longing, of good will, and holds right view. One should associate with a person who possesses these ten qualities."
