At Sāvatthī. “Mendicants, sentient beings come together and converge because of an element. Those interested in low things come together and converge with those interested in low things. Those interested in good things come together and converge with those interested in good things.

In the past, too, sentient beings came together and converged because of an element. …

In the future, too, sentient beings will come together and converge because of an element. …

At present, too, sentient beings come together and converge because of an element. Those interested in low things come together and converge with those interested in low things. Those interested in good things come together and converge with those interested in good things.”