Dhammapada Verses 206 - 208: Happy with the Noble

Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 206
sāhu dassanamariyānaṃ, sannivāso sadā sukho.
adassanena bālānaṃ, niccameva sukhī siyā.

Verse 207
bālasaṅgatacārī hi, dīghamaddhāna socati.
dukkho bālehi saṃvāso, amitteneva sabbadā.
dhīro ca sukhasaṃvāso, ñātīnaṃva samāgamo.

Verse 208
tasmā hi —
dhīrañca paññañca bahussutañca, dhorayhasīlaṃ vatavantamariyaṃ.
taṃ tādisaṃ sappurisaṃ sumedhaṃ, bhajetha nakkhattapathaṃva candimā.
sukhavaggo pannarasamo niṭṭhito.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 206
Good is it to see the Noble Ones; to live with them is ever blissful. One will always be happy by not encountering fools.

Verse 207
Indeed, he who moves in the company of fools grieves for longing. Association with fools is ever painful, like partnership with an enemy. But association with the wise is happy, like meeting one’s own kinsmen.

Verse 208
Therefore, follow the Noble One, who is steadfast, wise, learned, dutiful and devout. One should follow only such a man, who is truly good and discerning, even as the moon follows the path of the stars.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

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Original Pali Text: https://www.digitalpalireader.online/_dprhtml/index.html?loc=k.1.x.x.x.x.x.m

Translations from: https://suttacentral.net/dhp197-208/en/buddharakkhita#206

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