“Mendicants, you should not frequent a person who has ten qualities. … you should frequent … you should not pay homage … you should pay homage … you should not venerate … you should venerate … you should not praise … you should praise … you should not respect … you should respect … you should not revere … you should revere … is not a success … is a success … is not pure … is pure … does not win over conceit … wins over conceit … does not grow in wisdom … grows in wisdom …

makes much bad karma … makes much merit. What ten? Right view, right thought, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right immersion, right knowledge, and right freedom. A person who has these ten qualities makes much merit.”