Satullapakāyikavagga

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Sagāthāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 15 · Section 79

[79] Standing to one side, a certain deity (devatā) recited this verse in the presence of the Blessed One: "One should associate only with the good; with the good one should foster intimacy. Having come to know the true Dhamma (saddhamma) of the good, one becomes better, not worse."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.