1 Shunning bad friends, associate with the supreme individual. Stick to the advice he gave you, aspiring to unshakable happiness.
1 “Pāpamitte vivajjetvā, bhajeyyuttamapuggalaṁ; Ovāde cassa tiṭṭheyya, patthento acalaṁ sukhaṁ.
2 If you’re lost in the middle of a great sea, and you clamber up on a little log, you’ll sink. So too, a person who lives well sinks by relying on a lazy person. Hence you should avoid such a lazy person who lacks energy.
2 Parittaṁ dārumāruyha, yathā sīde mahaṇṇave; Evaṁ kusītamāgamma, sādhujīvīpi sīdati; Tasmā taṁ parivajjeyya, kusītaṁ hīnavīriyaṁ.
3 Dwell with the noble ones who are secluded and determined and always energetic; the astute who practice absorption.
3 Pavivittehi ariyehi, pahitattehi jhāyibhi; Niccaṁ āraddhavīriyehi, paṇḍitehi sahāvase”ti. … Vimalo thero … Tikanipāto niṭṭhito.
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5 Aṅgaṇiko bhāradvājo, paccayo bākulo isi; Dhaniyo mātaṅgaputto, sobhito vāraṇo isi.
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6 Vassiko ca yasojo ca, sāṭimattiyupāli ca; Uttarapālo abhibhūto, gotamo hāritopi ca.
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7 Thero tikanipātamhi, nibbāne vimalo kato; Aṭṭhatālīsa gāthāyo, therā soḷasa kittitāti.
