“Bhikkhus, one should not associate with a person who possesses ten qualities. What ten? Wrong view, wrong intention, wrong speech, wrong action, wrong livelihood, wrong effort, wrong mindfulness, wrong concentration, wrong knowledge, and wrong liberation. One should not associate with a person who possesses these ten qualities.
“Bhikkhus, one should associate with a person who possesses ten qualities. What ten? Right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration, right knowledge, and right liberation. One should associate with a person who possesses these ten qualities.”
(156) “Bhikkhus, one should not resort to a person who possesses ten qualities ... one should resort to ... (157) ... one should not attend on ... one should attend on ... (158) ... one should not venerate ... one should venerate ... (159) ... one should not praise ... one should praise ... (160) ... one should not revere ... one should revere ... (161) ... one should not show deference to ... one should show deference to a person who possesses ten qualities ... (162) ... a person who possesses ten qualities is not successful ... is successful ... (163) ... is not purified ... is purified ... (164) ... does not overcome conceit ... overcomes conceit ... (165) ... does not grow in wisdom ... grows in wisdom ... (166) ... generates much demerit ... generates much merit. What ten? Right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration, right knowledge, and right liberation. A person who possesses these ten qualities generates much merit.”