g words to which he doesnât conform, the wise recognize as speaking without doing. Heâs not a friend whoâs always wary, suspecting a split, focusing just on your weakness. But him on whom you can depend, like a child on its parentâs breast: Thatâs a true friend whom others canât split from you. Carrying oneâs manly burden, the fruits & rewards develop the conditions that make for joy, the bliss that brings praise. Drinking the savor of seclusion, the savor of calm, one is freed from evil, devoid of distress, refreshed with the savor of rapture in the Dhamma.1 vv. 253–257 Note 1. This last verse = Dhp 205. See also: AN 2:31–32; AN 2:118; AN 4:32; AN 6:12; AN 7:35; AN 8:54 - --> - - - -