dhp.76-89 Dhammapada

One should regard someone who shows your faults just like one who points out hidden treasure,
one should keep company with such a sagacious, learned person who reproves you;
keeping company with such is surely better for you, not worse.

One should advise and instruct, and forbid whatever is vile,
for he is dear to the good, but he is not dear to the bad.

One should not keep company with wicked friends, one should not keep company with the ignoble,
you should keep company with spiritual friends, you should keep company with superior people.

The one who drinks Dhamma lives well, with a clear mind,
the wise one will always delight in the Dhamma that is made known by the Noble.

Course-makers lead water,
fletchers straighten arrows,
carpenters straighten wood,
the wise master themselves.

Just as solid rock is not shaken by the wind,
so the wise are not moved by blame or praise.

Like a lake that is deep, clear and unruffled,
just so the wise are confident after listening to Dhamma.

True people surely everywhere renounce,
the good do not talk of desiring sense-pleasures;
when touched by pleasure or by suffering,
the wise show neither elation or depression.

Not for one’s own sake and not for another’s sake,
not desiring a child, riches, or a kingdom –
he should not desire his success through corruption;
he should be both virtuous and wise and righteous.

Amongst humans few people go beyond,
the rest of the people run down the bank,
but those who live righteously, conforming with this well-taught Dhamma,
those folk will go beyond the realm of death, which is very hard to cross.

Having abandoned the dark state, the wise one should develop the bright,
having gone forth to homelessness from home; in solitude, where it is hard to delight.

One should desire to delight in that place, having given up sense pleasures, and having no possessions,
the wise one should purify the self of defilements of mind.

For those who have well developed with right mind the factors of complete awakening,
having given up grasping, those who delight in being unattached,
pollutant-free, shining forth, are emancipated in the world.

One ought to regard another who sees one’s faults,
And censures what should be censured,
As a revealer of treasures.
One should associate with such an intelligent and
wise person,
For such company is always for the better.

He who would counsel, instruct,
And restrain another from base behavior
Is dear to the good, but displeasing to the bad.

Do not associate with bad friends.
Do not associate with depraved people.
Associate with virtuous friends.
Associate with the best of people.

One who drinks in the Dhamma sleeps happily
With a clear mind.
The wise one ever-delights in the Dhamma
Proclaimed by the noble ones.

Irrigators guide water,
Fletchers straighten the shaft,
Carpenters bend wood,
The wise master themselves.

Just as a solid rock is unmoved by the wind,
So the wise are unmoved by blame or praise.

Just as a deep lake is clear and undisturbed,
So the wise become clear,
Having heard the teachings.

The good are not pleasure-lovers who seek idle
chatter;
Always, they are detached.
Though touched by comfort and then by affliction,
The wise manifest no elation or depression.

One who would not want, for the sake of oneself or
another,
A son, wealth, a kingdom, or unjust success;
This is one who is virtuous, wise, and righteous.

Few are those who have gone to the other shore;
Many are those who run about on this side.

But those who live according to the well-taught
Dhamma
Will go beyond the realm of death, so difficult to
cross.

Having abandoned the dark state,
The wise one cultivates the light;
Having gone from home to homelessness,
He enters solitude, so difficult to enjoy.

Owning nothing, having abandoned sense pleasures,
Having cleansed himself from mental defilements,
There, let the wise one wish for delight.

Those who have minds well-developed in the means
of awakening,
Who, having removed the toxins, delight in
renouncing attachments:
They are radiant and completely emancipated in
this world.

Should one find a man who points out faults and who reproves, let him follow such a wise and sagacious person as one would a guide to hidden treasure. It is always better, and never worse, to cultivate such an association.

Let him admonish, instruct and shield one from wrong; he, indeed, is dear to the good and detestable to the evil.

Do not associate with evil companions; do not seek the fellowship of the vile. Associate with the good friends; seek the fellowship of noble men.

He who drinks deep the Dhamma lives happily with a tranquil mind. The wise man ever delights in the Dhamma made known by the Noble One (the Buddha).

Irrigators regulate the rivers; fletchers straighten the arrow shaft; carpenters shape the wood; the wise control themselves.

Just as a solid rock is not shaken by the storm, even so the wise are not affected by praise or blame.

On hearing the Teachings, the wise become perfectly purified, like a lake deep, clear and still.

The good renounce (attachment for) everything. The virtuous do not prattle with a yearning for pleasures. The wise show no elation or depression when touched by happiness or sorrow.

He is indeed virtuous, wise, and righteous who neither for his own sake nor for the sake of another (does any wrong), who does not crave for sons, wealth, or kingdom, and does not desire success by unjust means.

Few among men are those who cross to the farther shore. The rest, the bulk of men, only run up and down the hither bank.

But those who act according to the perfectly taught Dhamma will cross the realm of Death, so difficult to cross.

Abandoning the dark way, let the wise man cultivate the bright path. Having gone from home to homelessness, let him yearn for that delight in detachment, so difficult to enjoy. Giving up sensual pleasures, with no attachment, let the wise man cleanse himself of defilements of the mind.

Those whose minds have reached full excellence in the factors of enlightenment, who, having renounced acquisitiveness, rejoice in not clinging to things—rid of cankers, glowing with wisdom, they have attained Nibbana in this very life.