Saṁyutta Nikāya — Discursos Conectados — 14.18 — Beginning With the Faithless

1At Sāvatthī.

2“Mendicants, sentient beings join together and converge because of an element: the faithless with the faithless, the unconscientious with the unconscientious, the witless with the witless, the faithful with the faithful, the conscientious with the conscientious, and the wise with the wise. In the past … In the future …

3At present, too, sentient beings join together and converge because of an element. …

4Sentient beings join together and converge because of an element: the faithless with the faithless, the imprudent with the imprudent, the witless with the witless, the faithful with the faithful, the prudent with the prudent, and the wise with the wise.

5(The following should be told in full like the first section.)

6Sentient beings come together because of an element: the faithless … unlearned … witless … the faithful …

7Sentient beings come together because of an element: the faithless … lazy … witless. the faithful … energetic … wise.

8Sentient beings come together because of an element: the faithless … unmindful … witless. the faithful … mindful … wise.”