Ahirikamūlakasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Nidānavaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 16 · Section 382

[382] Those without moral shame (ahirika) come together and unite with those without moral shame; the lazy come together and unite with the lazy; the unwise come together and unite with the unwise. Those with moral shame (hiri) come together and unite with those with moral shame; those of aroused energy come together and unite with those of aroused energy; the wise come together and unite with the wise.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.