Vuttañhetaṁ bhagavatā vuttamarahatāti me sutaṁ:
vuttañhetaṁ → (sya-all, pts) | sutaṁ → I follow M. which alone has first the general remark without reference to time, after that the three pieces Atītampi . . ., Anāgatam-pi . . ., Etarahi pi . . . . All other MSS. omit the piece Atītam-pi, D. E. completely, but the other MSS. insert parts of it into the general remark: B. C. insert atīte pi before the first bhikkhave, and addhānaṁ after it; Pa. inserts after the first samenti: atitaṁ pi bhikkhave addhānaṁ (pts note) | vuttañhetaṁ → vuttaṁ hetaṁ (bjt) | vuttamarahatāti → vuttamarahatā ti (pts)This was said by the Blessed One, said by the Arahant, so I have heard:

“Dhātuso, bhikkhave, sattā sattehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti.
dhātuso → dhātusova (sya-all) | Dhātuso → Dhātuso va, D. E. (pts note)“Monks, it’s in accordance with their properties that beings come together & associate with one another. Hīnādhimuttikā sattā hīnādhimuttikehi sattehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti,Beings of low dispositions come together & associate with beings of low dispositions. kalyāṇādhimuttikā sattā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi sattehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti.Beings of admirable dispositions come together & associate with beings of admirable dispositions.

Atītampi, bhikkhave, addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā sattehi saddhiṁ saṁsandiṁsu samiṁsu.
dhātusova → dhātuso (bjt, pts) | atītampi → atītam-pi (pts)In the past, it was in accordance with their properties that beings came together & associated with one another.… Hīnādhimuttikā sattā hīnādhimuttikehi sattehi saddhiṁ saṁsandiṁsu samiṁsu, kalyāṇādhimuttikā sattā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi sattehi saddhiṁ saṁsandiṁsu samiṁsu.
saddhiṁ → (sya-all)

Anāgatampi, bhikkhave, addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā sattehi saddhiṁ saṁsandissanti samessanti.
dhātuso-va → va om. M.; dhātuyo va, E.; dhātuso yāva, D. (pts note) | anāgatampi → anāgatam-pi (pts)In the future, it will be in accordance with their properties that beings will come together & associate with one another.… Hīnādhimuttikā sattā hīnādhimuttikehi sattehi saddhiṁ saṁsandissanti samessanti,
samessanti → samissanti (bj) kalyāṇādhimuttikā sattā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi sattehi saddhiṁ saṁsandissanti samessanti.
samessanti → samissanti (bj) | samessanti → samissanti, B. M. (pts note)

Etarahipi, bhikkhave, paccuppannaṁ addhānaṁ dhātusova sattā sattehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti.
paccuppannaṁ → paccuppanaṁ (bj, cck) | sattehi saddhiṁ → (sya-all) | saddhiṁ → om. D. E. P. Pa. (pts note) | etarahipi → etarahi (th) | etarahipi → etarahi pi (pts) | dhātusova → dhātuso-va (pts)And now at present, it’s in accordance with their properties that beings come together & associate with one another. Hīnādhimuttikā sattā hīnādhimuttikehi sattehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samenti,Beings of low dispositions come together & associate with beings of low dispositions. kalyāṇādhimuttikā sattā kalyāṇādhimuttikehi sattehi saddhiṁ saṁsandanti samentī”ti.
samentīti → samenti, C. D. E. P. Pa. (pts note)Beings of admirable dispositions come together & associate with beings of admirable dispositions.”

Etamatthaṁ bhagavā avoca.
etamatthaṁ → etam-atthaṁ (pts) Tatthetaṁ iti vuccati:
vuccati → Etam- only in M. (pts note)

“Saṁsaggā vanatho jāto, asaṁsaggena chijjati;
vanatho → vanato, B. C. P. Pa. (pts note) chijjati → bhijjati, B. (pts note)The underbrush born of association is cut away by non-association. Parittaṁ dārumāruyha, yathā sīde mahaṇṇave.
parittaṁ → paritta, C. (pts note) | dārumāruyha → dārum-āruyha (pts)Just as one riding a small wooden plank would sink in the great sea,

Evaṁ kusītamāgamma, sādhujīvīpi sīdati;
kusītamāgamma → kusītam-āgamma (pts) sādhujīvī → -jīvī, M.; -jīvi, C. D. E. P. Pa.; -jivi, B. (pts note) | pi → pi, M. P. Pa. A; pa s-, C.; sa s-, D. E. (in E. converted into pa); saṁs-, B. (pts note) | sādhujīvīpi → sādhujīvī pi (pts)so does even one of right living sink, associating with the lazy. Tasmā taṁ parivajjeyya, kusītaṁ hīnavīriyaṁ.
hīnavīriyaṁ → -vīriyaṁ, C. D. E. M.; -viriyaṁ, B. P. Pa. (pts note)So avoid the lazy, those with low persistence.

Pavivittehi ariyehi, pahitattehi jhāyibhi;
pavivittehi → vivittehi, B; pavicittehi, D. E. (pts note) jhāyibhi → jhāyibhi, M.; jjhāyibhi, B. P. Pa.; jhāyihi, C. D. E. (pts note)Live with the noble ones– secluded, resolute, absorbed in jhāna, Niccaṁ āraddhaviriyehi, paṇḍitehi sahāvase”ti.
āraddhaviriyehi → -viriy-, all MSS. (pts note) | āraddhaviriyehi → āraddhavīriyehi (my) sahāvaseti → sahā vaseti (bjt) | sahāvaseti → sahā vase ti (pts)their persistence constantly aroused : the wise.

Ayampi attho vutto bhagavatā, iti me sutanti.
sutan-ti → Ayam- only in M. (pts note) | ayampi → ayam-pi (pts) | sutanti → sutan-ti tik (pts)

Navamaṁ.
navamaṁ → navamaṁ vuttaṁ hetaṁ (sya-all)