Dighanikaya 31.254

31.254

Idāni yo evaṃ karoto anattho uppajjati, aññāni vā pana yāni kānici bhayāni yekeci upaddavā yekeci upasaggā, sabbe te bālaṃ nissāya uppajjanti. Tasmā ‘‘evarūpā bālā na sevitabbā’’ti bāle mittapatirūpake amitte dassetuṃ cattārome, gahapatiputta amittātiādimāha. Tattha aññadatthuharoti sayaṃ tucchahattho āgantvā ekaṃsena yaṃkiñci haratiyeva. Vacīparamoti vacanaparamo vacanamatteneva dāyako kārako viya hoti. Anuppiyabhāṇīti anuppiyaṃ bhaṇati. Apāyasahāyoti bhogānaṃ apāyesu sahāyo hoti.

Now, whatever misfortune arises for one doing so, or whatever other perils, troubles, or misfortunes there are, they all arise on account of a fool. Therefore, to show fools who are counterfeit friends, non-friends, saying, "These evildoers are not to be associated with," he said: "These four, householder's son, are non-friends" and so on. Therein, "one who takes only for himself" means one who, having come empty-handed, certainly takes just anything away. "One supreme in words" means one for whom talk is supreme; merely by words he is like a giver and a doer. "A flatterer" means he speaks flattering words. "A companion in ruin" means he is a companion in the ruin of wealth.