"These four, young householder, should be understood as foes in
the guise of friends:
(1) "In four ways, young householder, should
one who appropriates be understood as a foe in the guise of a
friend:
(2) "In four ways, young householder, should
one who renders lip-service be understood as a foe in the guise of
a friend:
(3) "In four ways, young householder, should
one who flatters be understood as a foe in the guise of a
friend:
(4) "In four ways, young householder, should
one who brings ruin be understood as a foe in the guise of a
friend:
Thus spoke the Exalted One. And when the Master had thus spoken,
he spoke yet again:
"These four, young householder, should be understood as
warm-hearted friends:
(1) "In four ways, young householder, should a
helpmate be understood as a warm-hearted friend:
(2) "In four ways, young householder, should
one who is the same in happiness and sorrow be understood as a
warm-hearted friend:
(3) "In four ways, young householder, should
one who gives good counsel be understood as a warm-hearted
friend:
(4) "In four ways, young householder, should
one who sympathises be understood as a warm-hearted friend:
Thus spoke the Exalted One. And when the Master had thus spoken,
he spoke yet again: