SN 14.20 — Beginning With Imprudence

English translation by Bhikkhu Sujato.

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Linked Discourses 14.20
Chapter Two
Beginning With Imprudence
At Sāvatthī.
“Mendicants, sentient beings join together and converge because of an element: the imprudent with the imprudent … unlearned … witless. The prudent with the prudent … learned … wise.
… the imprudent with the imprudent … lazy … witless. The prudent with the prudent … energetic … wise.
… the imprudent with the imprudent … unmindful … witless. The prudent with the prudent … mindful … wise.”