5.
Another Chapter on Persons
The Discourses Beginning with What Should Not Be Cultivated
199. "Monks, a person possessed of ten qualities should not be associated with. Which ten? He is one who kills living beings, takes what is not given, engages in sexual misconduct, is a liar, speaks divisive speech, speaks harsh speech, engages in idle chatter, is covetous, has a mind of ill-will, holds wrong view - Monks, a person possessed of these ten qualities should not be associated with.
"Monks, a person possessed of ten qualities should be associated with. Which ten? He abstains from killing living beings, abstains from taking what is not given, abstains from sexual misconduct, abstains from lying, abstains from divisive speech, abstains from harsh speech, abstains from idle chatter, is non-covetous, has a mind without ill-will, holds right view - Monks, a person possessed of these ten qualities should be associated with."
200-209. "Monks, a person possessed of ten qualities should not be kept company with, etc. should be kept company with, should not be attended upon, should be attended upon, is not honourable, is honourable, is not praiseworthy, is praiseworthy, is disrespectful, is respectful, is not deferential, is deferential, is not one who fulfils, is one who fulfils, does not become pure, becomes pure, does not overcome conceit, overcomes conceit, does not grow in wisdom, grows in wisdom, etc.
210. "Monks, a person possessed of ten qualities generates much demerit... he generates much merit. Which ten? He abstains from killing living beings, abstains from taking what is not given, abstains from sexual misconduct, abstains from lying, abstains from divisive speech, abstains from harsh speech, abstains from idle chatter, is non-covetous, has a mind without ill-will, holds right view - Monks, a person possessed of these ten qualities generates much merit."
The Chapter on Another Person is the fifth.
The Fourth Fifty is complete.