Patna Dhammapada, Patna Dhamma Verses

Patna Dharmapada - 107
[205a-d ≈ Dhp 78; 205ef ≈ Dhp 76ef]
Na bhajetha pāpake mitre, na bhajetha puruṣādhame,
One should not keep company with wicked friends, one should not keep company with
the ignoble,
bhajetha praññe medhāvī, bhajetha puruṣottame,
you should keep company with the sage and wise, you should keep company with superior
people.
tārise bhajamānassa śreyo hoti na pāpiyo.
keeping company with such is (surely) better for you, not worse.
Na bhaje pāpake mitte, na bhaje purisādhame,
One should not keep company with wicked friends, one should not keep company with
the ignoble,
bhajetha mitte kalyāṇe, bhajetha purisuttame.
you should keep company with spiritual friends, you should keep company with superior
people.
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Nidhīnaṁ va pavattāraṁ yaṁ passe vajjadassinaṁ,
One should regard someone who shows your faults just like one who points out hidden
treasure,
niggayhavādiṁ medhāviṁ tādisaṁ paṇḍitaṁ bhaje;
one should keep company with such a sagacious, learned person who reproves you;
tādisaṁ bhajamānassa seyyo hoti na pāpiyo.
keeping company with such is (surely) better for you, not worse.