With VersesSagāthāsutta

At Sāvatthī.Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

“Mendicants, sentient beings join together and converge because of an element.“Dhātusova, bhikkhave, sattā saṁsandanti samenti. Those who have inferior convictions join together and converge with those who have inferior convictions.Hīnādhimuttikā hīnādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti. In the past …Atītampi kho, bhikkhave, addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā saṁsandiṁsu samiṁsu.

In the future …Anāgatampi kho, bhikkhave, addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā saṁsandissanti samessanti.

At present, too, sentient beings join together and converge because of an element.Etarahipi kho, bhikkhave, paccuppannaṁ addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā saṁsandanti samenti. Those who have inferior convictions join together and converge with those who have inferior convictions.Hīnādhimuttikā hīnādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti.

It’s like how dung joins together with dung,Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, gūtho gūthena saṁsandati sameti; urine with urine,muttaṁ muttena saṁsandati sameti; spit with spit,kheḷo kheḷena saṁsandati sameti; pus with pus,pubbo pubbena saṁsandati sameti; and blood with blood.lohitaṁ lohitena saṁsandati sameti; In the same way, sentient beings join together and converge because of an element.evameva kho, bhikkhave, dhātusova sattā saṁsandanti samenti. Those who have inferior convictions join together and converge with those who have inferior convictions.Hīnādhimuttikā hīnādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti. In the past …Atītampi kho addhānaṁ …pe… In the future …anāgatampi kho addhānaṁ …pe… At present, too, sentient beings join together and converge because of an element.etarahipi kho paccuppannaṁ addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā saṁsandanti samenti. Those who have inferior convictions join together and converge with those who have inferior convictions.Hīnādhimuttikā hīnādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti.

Sentient beings join together and converge because of an element.Dhātusova, bhikkhave, sattā saṁsandanti samenti. Those who have good convictions join together and converge with those who have good convictions.Kalyāṇādhimuttikā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti. In the past …Atītampi kho, bhikkhave, addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā saṁsandiṁsu samiṁsu.

In the future …Anāgatampi kho, bhikkhave, addhānaṁ …pe… At present, too, sentient beings join together and converge because of an element.etarahipi kho, bhikkhave, paccuppannaṁ addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā saṁsandanti samenti. Those who have good convictions join together and converge with those who have good convictions.Kalyāṇādhimuttikā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti.

It’s like how milk joins together with milk,Seyyathāpi, bhikkhave, khīraṁ khīrena saṁsandati sameti; oil with oil,telaṁ telena saṁsandati sameti; ghee with ghee,sappi sappinā saṁsandati sameti; honey with honey,madhu madhunā saṁsandati sameti; and molasses with molasses.phāṇitaṁ phāṇitena saṁsandati sameti; In the same way, sentient beings join together and converge because of an element.evameva kho, bhikkhave, dhātusova sattā saṁsandanti samenti. Those who have good convictions join together and converge with those who have good convictions.Kalyāṇādhimuttikā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti. In the past …Atītampi kho addhānaṁ … In the future …anāgatampi kho addhānaṁ … At present, too, sentient beings join together and converge because of an element.etarahipi kho paccuppannaṁ addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā saṁsandanti samenti. Those who have good convictions join together and converge with those who have good convictions.”Kalyāṇādhimuttikā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samentī”ti.

That is what the Buddha said.Idamavoca bhagavā. Then the Holy One, the Teacher, went on to say:Idaṁ vatvāna sugato athāparaṁ etadavoca satthā:

“Socializing creates a snarl;“Saṁsaggā vanatho jāto, they’re cut off by being aloof.asaṁsaggena chijjati; If you’re lost in the middle of a great sea,Parittaṁ dārumāruyha, and you clamber up on a little log, you’ll sink.yathā sīde mahaṇṇave.

So too, a person who lives wellEvaṁ kusītamāgamma, sinks by relying on a lazy person.sādhujīvipi sīdati; Hence you should avoid suchTasmā taṁ parivajjeyya, a lazy person who lacks energy.kusītaṁ hīnavīriyaṁ.

Dwell with the noble onesPavivittehi ariyehi, who are secluded and determinedpahitattehi jhāyīhi; and always energetic;Niccaṁ āraddhavīriyehi, the astute who practice absorption.”paṇḍitehi sahāvase”ti.