9.
The Discourse on Shamelessness as Root
103.
He was dwelling at Sāvatthī, etc.
"According to element, etc.
the shameless flow together and meet with the shameless, those without moral fear flow together and meet with those without moral fear, the unwise flow together and meet with the unwise;
those with shame flow together and meet with those with shame, those with moral fear flow together and meet with those with moral fear, the wise flow together and meet with the wise, etc.
"The shameless flow together and meet with the shameless, those of little learning flow together and meet with those of little learning, the unwise flow together and meet with the unwise; those with shame flow together and meet with those with shame, those very learned flow together and meet with those very learned, the wise flow together and meet with the wise, etc.
"The shameless flow together and meet with the shameless, the lazy flow together and meet with the lazy, the unwise flow together and meet with the unwise; those with shame flow together and meet with those with shame, those putting forth strenuous energy flow together and meet with those putting forth strenuous energy, the wise flow together and meet with the wise, etc.
"The shameless flow together and meet with the shameless, the unmindful flow together and meet with the unmindful, the unwise flow together and meet with the unwise; those with shame flow together and meet with those with shame, those mindful flow together and meet with those mindful, the wise flow together and meet with the wise... etc. The ninth.