"Bhikkhus, beings come together and associate according to disposition. Those with wrong views come together and associate with those with wrong views; those with wrong intentions come together and associate with those with wrong intentions; those with wrong speech come together and associate with those with wrong speech; those with wrong actions come together and associate with those with wrong actions; those with wrong livelihood come together and associate with those with wrong livelihood; those with wrong effort come together and associate with those with wrong effort; those with wrong mindfulness come together and associate with those with wrong mindfulness; those with wrong collectedness come together and associate with those with wrong collectedness.

Those with right views come together and associate with those with right views; those with right intentions come together and associate with those with right intentions; those with right speech come together and associate with those with right speech; those with right actions come together and associate with those with right actions; those with right livelihood come together and associate with those with right livelihood; those with right effort come together and associate with those with right effort; those with right mindfulness come together and associate with those with right mindfulness; those with right collectedness come together and associate with those with right collectedness."