At Sāvatthi.
“Bhikkhus, beings come together and associate |according to disposition::in line with their mental qualities or inclinations [dhātuso]|. The morally |reckless::fearlessness of wrongdoing, lack of prudence [anottappa]| come together and associate with the morally reckless; those with little |learning::with little learning [appassutā]| come together and associate with those with little learning; the |undiscerning::without wisdom [duppaññā]| come together and associate with the undiscerning; the |conscientious::honorable [ottappa]| come together and associate with the conscientious; the very |learned::well educated, knowledgeable [bahussutā]| come together and associate with those with much learning; the |wise::discerning, percipient [paññavanto]| come together and associate with the wise.
The morally reckless come together and associate with the morally reckless; the indolent come together and associate with the indolent; the undiscerning come together and associate with the undiscerning; the conscientious come together and associate with the conscientious; those |with energy aroused::with initiative [āraddhavīriyā]| come together and associate with those with energy aroused; the wise come together and associate with the wise.
The morally reckless come together and associate with the morally reckless; the |unmindful::forgetful, muddle-minded [muṭṭhassatī]| come together and associate with the unmindful; the undiscerning come together and associate with the undiscerning; the conscientious come together and associate with the conscientious; those |attending mindfully::with presence of mind [upaṭṭhitassatī]| come together and associate with those attending mindfully; the wise come together and associate with the wise.”