“Bhikkhus, one should not associate with a person who possesses ten qualities. What ten? He destroys life, takes what is not given, engages in sexual misconduct, speaks falsehood, speaks divisively, speaks harshly, indulges in idle chatter; he is full of longing, has a mind of ill will, and holds wrong view. 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? He abstains from the destruction of life, from taking what is not given, from sexual misconduct, from false speech, from divisive speech, from harsh speech, from idle chatter; he is without longing, of good will, and holds right view. One should associate with a person who possesses these ten qualities.”
(200) “Bhikkhus, one should not resort to a person who possesses ten qualities ... one should resort to ... (201) ... one should not attend on ... one should attend on ... (202) ... one should not venerate ... one should venerate ... (203) ... one should not praise ... one should praise ... (204) ... one should not revere ... one should revere ... (205) ... one should not show deference to ... one should show deference to a person who possesses ten qualities. (206) A person who possesses ten qualities is not successful ... is successful ... (207) ... is not purified.... is purified ... (208) ... does not overcome conceit ... overcomes conceit ... (209) ... does not grow in wisdom ... grows in wisdom... (210) ... generates much demerit generates much merit. What ten?
He abstains from the destruction of life, from taking what is not given, from sexual misconduct, from false speech, from divisive speech, from harsh speech, from idle chatter; he is without longing, of good will, and holds right view. A person who possesses these ten qualities generates much merit.”