## Mivchar HaPeninim Chapter 50

###### Mivchar HaPeninim 50:1
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אמר החכם מי שרב רוע לבבו יהיה שמו רע ומיתתו רעה:

**A Choice of Pearls, English translation by B.H. Ascher, London 1859:**
602. THE sage observes: *Intercourse with* the wicked injures reputation and leads to a bad end.


###### Mivchar HaPeninim 50:2
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ואמר. החבר הרע כחלי הרע הוא פושט בגוף הנה והנה. חוקר על מומי חברו ומעלים זכיותיו:

**A Choice of Pearls, English translation by B.H. Ascher, London 1859:**
603. An evil companion is like a sore disease which ramifies throughout the whole frame; such a companion seeks after the defects of his associate, but conceals his merits.