[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 46.23 # 法苑珠林 46.23 法苑珠林 46.23 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [46.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.46.23) 若人近不善　則為不善人 是故應離惡　莫行不善業 隨近何等人　數數相親近 近故同其行　或善或不善 一切人求善　當近於善人 如是能得樂　善則非苦因 近善增功德　近惡增尤甚 功德及惡相　今如是略說 若近於善人　則得善名稱 若近不善人　令人速輕賤 常應親善人　遠離於惡友 以近善人故　能捨諸惡業 > "If a person is close to the unwholesome, / He becomes an unwholesome person. / Therefore, one should depart from evil / And not commit unwholesome karma. / Whomever one draws near to, / Regularly keeping company with them, / Because of that closeness one acts in kind, / Whether wholesome or unwholesome. / All people seeking goodness / Should draw near to wholesome persons; / In this way one can attain happiness, / For the good is never the cause of suffering. / Drawing near to the good increases merit; / Drawing near to evil increases faults all the more. / The characteristics of merit and evil / Are now briefly spoken thus. / If one draws near to a wholesome person, / One will attain a good reputation; / If one draws near to an unwholesome person, / It quickly causes one to be despised. / One should always stay close to the wholesome, / And keep far away from evil friends; / Because of drawing near to good people, / One can abandon all evil karma." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 46.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.46.22) - [Next: 46.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.46.24) - [Up: 46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.46) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.46.23) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.46.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.46.23) · Pramāṇa