The Company We Keep

Reflection

The verse begins, “Wise people, after they have listened to the laws, become serene, like a deep, smooth, and….” In its chapter, this image points toward the influence of teachers and companions. The water imagery emphasizes accumulation: a mind and a life are shaped by many small conditions, not one dramatic moment. Because this is a historic English translation, test the teaching in experience rather than treating its wording as a demand for belief.