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Singalasutta 20.1-8

Siṅgālasutta 20.1-8

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Pāli

20.1

“Aññadatthuharo mitto,

“One friend is all take,

Advice to Sigālaka

20.2

yo ca mitto vacīparo;

another all talk;

Advice to Sigālaka

20.3

Anuppiyañca yo āha,

one’s just a flatterer,

Advice to Sigālaka

20.4

apāyesu ca yo sakhā.

and one’s a comrade who spends.

Advice to Sigālaka

20.5

Ete amitte cattāro,

An astute person understands

Advice to Sigālaka

20.6

iti viññāya paṇḍito;

these four enemies for what they are

Advice to Sigālaka

20.7

Ārakā parivajjeyya,

and keeps them at a distance,

Advice to Sigālaka

20.8

maggaṃ paṭibhayaṃ yathā”ti.

as they’d shun a risky road.”

Advice to Sigālaka

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