Dighanikaya 31.252

31.252

Dhuttāti akkhadhuttā. Soṇḍāti itthisoṇḍā bhattasoṇḍā pūvasoṇḍā mūlakasoṇḍā. Pipāsāti pānasoṇḍā. Nekatikāti patirūpakena vañcanakā. Vañcanikāti sammukhāvañcanāhi vañcanikā. Sāhasikāti ekāgārikādisāhasikakammakārino. Tyāssa mittā hontīti te assa mittā honti. Aññehi sappurisehi saddhiṃ na ramati gandhamālādīhi alaṅkaritvā varasayanaṃ āropitasūkaro gūthakūpamiva, te pāpamitteyeva upasaṅkamati. Tasmā diṭṭhe ceva dhamme samparāyañca bahuṃ anatthaṃ nigacchati.

"Rakes": dice-rakes. "Drunkards": those addicted to women, addicted to food, addicted to cakes, addicted to radishes. "Thirsty": addicted to drink. "Cheats": those who deceive with a counterfeit. "Swindlers": swindlers by direct deception. "Violent men": those who commit violent deeds such as burglary. "These are his friends": these are friends of his. He does not take delight with other good men, like a pig adorned with scents, garlands, and so on and placed on a noble couch [does not take delight there, but rather in] a cesspool; he approaches only bad friends. Therefore, both in this visible world and in the world beyond, he encounters much harm.