niṣeddhāraṃ pravaktāraṃ yaj jāned vadyadarśinam |
nigṛhyavādinaṃ dhīraṃ tādṛśaṃ satataṃ bhajet |
tādṛśaṃ bhajamānasya śreyo bhavati na pāpakam |28,7|
7. Having given up a house, speaking well, teaching what is sin, the wise man tells what puts an end to (life);S with such as he ought men to associate. If one associates with such as he, one is not made sinful but virtuous.