[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) › 51.14 # 法苑珠林 51.14 法苑珠林 51.14 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [51.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.51.14) 若人親近惡知識　現世不得好名聞 必以惡友相親近　當來亦墮阿鼻獄 若人親近善知識　隨順彼等所業行 雖不現證世間利　未來當得盡苦因 > "If a person draws close to bad friends, / In the present life he will not obtain good renown; / Bound to associate with evil companions, / In the future he will also fall into the Avīci Hell. / If a person draws close to good friends, / Following along with their deeds and practices, / Although he may not realize worldly benefits in the present, / In the future he will certainly exhaust the causes of suffering." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 51.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.51.13) - [Next: 51.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.51.15) - [Up: 51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.51) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.51.14) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.51.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.51.14) · Pramāṇa