Associate only with the virtuous,“Sabbhireva samāsetha,the astute ones who see the goal.paṇḍitehatthadassibhi;The attentive ones, diligent and clear-seeing,Atthaṁ mahantaṁ gambhīraṁ,realize the goalduddasaṁ nipuṇaṁ aṇuṁ;so great and profound,Dhīrā samadhigacchanti,hard to see, subtle, and very fine.appamattā vicakkhaṇā”ti.
That is how this verse was recited by the senior venerable Puṇṇa son of Mantāṇī.Itthaṁ sudaṁ āyasmā puṇṇo mantāṇiputto thero gāthaṁ abhāsitthāti.
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