Dhp V : Fools
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('â', I have sons, I have wealthâ– the fool torments himself. When even he himself doesnât belong to himself, how then sons? How wealth? 62 A fool with a sense of his foolishness is–at least to that extent–wise. But a fool who thinks himself wise really deserves to be called a fool. 63 Even if for a lifetime the fool stays with the wise, he knows nothing of the Dhamma– as the ladle, the taste of the soup. Even if for a moment, the perceptive person stays with the wise, he immediately knows the Dhamma– as the tongue, the taste of the soup. 64-65 Fools, their wisdom weak, are their own enemies as they go through life, doing evil that bears bitter fruit. 66 Itâs not good, the doing of the deed that,   once itâs done, you regret, whose result you reap crying, your face in tears. Itâs good, the doing of the deed that,   once itâs done, you donât regret, whose result you reap gratified, happy at heart. 67-68 As long as evil has yet to ripen, the fool mistakes it for honey. But when that evil ripens, the fool falls into pain. 69 Month after month the fool might eat only a tip-of-grass measure of food, but he wouldnât be worth one sixteenth of those whoâve fathomed the Dhamma. 70 An evil deed, when done, doesnât–like ready milk– come out right away. It follows the fool, smoldering like a fire hidden in ashes. 71* Only for his ruin does renown come to the fool. It ravages his bright fortune & rips his head      apart. He would want unwarranted status, preeminence among monks, authority among monasteries, homage from lay families. ),
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('â', Let householders & those gone forth both think that this was done by me alone. May I alone determine whatâs a duty, whatâs notâ: the resolve of a fool as they grow– his desire & pride. 72-74 The path to material gain goes one way, the way to Unbinding, another. Realizing this, the monk, a disciple to the Awakened One, shouldnât relish offerings, should cultivate            seclusion instead. 75 - --> - - - -