Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.23.55
SB 3.23.55
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saṅgo yaḥ saṁsṛter hetur asatsu vihito 'dhiyā sa eva sādhuṣu kṛto niḥsaṅgatvāya kalpate
Translation
Association for sense gratification is certainly the path of bondage. But the same type of association, performed with a saintly person, leads to the path of liberation, even if performed without knowledge.