← Saṃyutta NikāyaSN14.19Connected Discourses 14.19SuttaCentral (Bhikkhu Sujato translation)Select any verse to keep it — saved passages go to your Dhamma Deck, the same one the app uses.Linked Discourses 14.19Chapter TwoBeginning With the ShamelessAt Sāvatthī.“Mendicants, sentient beings come together and converge because of an element:the unconscientious with the unconscientious … imprudent … witless. The conscientious with the conscientious … prudent … wise.… shameless … unlearned … witless. The conscientious with the conscientious … learned … wise.… shameless … lazy … witless. The conscientious with the conscientious … energetic … wise.… shameless … unmindful … witless. The conscientious with the conscientious … mindful … wise.”