What was Sai Baba's specific advice regarding associating with people of poor conduct?

Sai Baba gave very strong and clear advice about associating with people of poor character. As recorded in Chapter 3, He warned that those who have abandoned religious conduct are "very dangerous." Baba instructed that one should move aside when they approach and not even stay in their shadow, even if it means enduring some suffering as a result. He described such individuals as thoughtless, with ruined actions, and unable to distinguish between what is desirable and undesirable, implying that their company would be a great hindrance to one's own spiritual and worldly progress.