The Patna Dharmapada 420

420

Uv25:3a-d,28:7ef
na bhajet pāpakaṃ mitraṃ na bhajet puruṣādhamam |
bhajeta mitraṃ kalyāṇaṃ bhajed uttamapūruṣam |
tādṛśaṃ bhajamānasya śreyo bhavati na pāpakam ||

Uv25:3a-d,28:7ef / One should not associate with a bad friend, one should not associate with a base man; / one should associate with a virtuous friend, one should associate with an excellent person. / For one who associates with such a one, it is better, not evil.