an3.27:2.1 Who is the individual you should regard with equanimity, and not associate with, accompany, or attend?
an3.27:2.2 It’s an individual who is irritable and bad-tempered.
an3.27:2.3 Even when lightly criticized they lose their temper, becoming annoyed, hostile, and hard-hearted, and they display annoyance, hate, and bitterness.
an3.27:2.4 They’re like a festering sore, which, when you hit it with a stick or a stone, discharges even more.
an3.27:2.5 In the same way, someone is irritable and bad-tempered.
an3.27:2.6 They’re like a firebrand of pale-moon ebony, which, when you hit it with a stick or a stone, sizzles and crackles even more.
an3.27:2.7 In the same way, someone is irritable and bad-tempered.
an3.27:2.8 They’re like a sewer, which, when you stir it with a stick or a stone, stinks even more.
an3.27:2.9 In the same way, an individual is irritable and bad-tempered.
an3.27:2.10 Even when lightly criticized they lose their temper, becoming annoyed, hostile, and hard-hearted, and they display annoyance, hate, and bitterness.
an3.27:2.11 You should regard such an individual with equanimity, and you shouldn’t associate with, accompany, or attend them.
an3.27:2.12 Why is that?
an3.27:2.13 Thinking, ‘They might abuse or insult me, or do me harm.’
an3.27:2.14 That’s why you should regard such an individual with equanimity, and you shouldn’t associate with, accompany, or attend them.
