BALA VAGGA
60 )
Dīghā jāgarato ratti dīghaṃ santassa yojanaṃ dīgho bālānaṃ saṃsāro saddhammaṃ avijānataṃ
61 )
Caraṃ ce nādhigaccheyya seyyaṃ sadisam attano ekacariyaṃ daḷhaṃ kayirā natthi bāle sahāyatā
62 )
Puttā matthi dhanaṃ matthi iti bālo vihaññati attā hi attano natthi kuto puttā kuto dhanaṃ
63 )
Yo bālo maññati bālyaṃ paṇḍito vāpi tena so bālo ca paṇḍitamānī sa ve bālo ti vuccati
64 )
Yāvajīvam pi ce bālo paṇḍitaṃ payirupāsati na so dhammaṃ vijānāti dabbī sūparasaṃ yathā
65 )
Muhuttam api ce viññū paṇḍitaṃ payirupāsati khippaṃ dhammaṃ vijānāti jivhā sūparasaṃ yathā
66 )
Caranti bālā dummedhā amitteneva attanā karontā pāpakaṃ kammaṃ yaṃ hoti kaṭukapphalaṃ
67 )
Na taṃ kammaṃ kataṃ sādhu yaṃ katvā anutappati yassa assumukho rodaṃ vipākaṃ paṭisevati
68 )
Taṃ ca kammaṃ kataṃ sādhu yaṃ katvā nānutappati yassa patīto sumano vipākaṃ paṭisevati
69 )
Madhuṃ va maññati bālo yāva pāpaṃ na paccati yadā ca paccati pāpaṃ atha dukkhaṃ nigacchati
70 )
Māse māse kusaggena bālo bhuñjeyya bhojanaṃ na so saṅkhātadhammānaṃ kalaṃ agghati soḷasiṃ
71 )
Na hi pāpaṃ kataṃ kammaṃ sajju khīraṃ va muccati ḍahaṃ taṃ bālam anveti bhasmacchanno va pāvako
72 )
Yāvad eva anatthāya ñattaṃ bālassa jāyati hanti bālassa sukkaṃsaṃ muddham assa vipātayaṃ
73 )
Asantaṃ bhāvanaṃ iccheyya purekkhāraṃ ca bhikkhusu āvāsesu ca issariyaṃ pūjaṃ parakulesu ca
74 )
Mameva kataṃ maññantu gihī pabbajitā ubho mamevātivasā assu kiccākiccesu kismici iti bālassa saṅkappo icchā māno ca vaḍḍhati
75 )
Aññā hi lābhūpanisā aññā nibbānagāminī evam etaṃ abhiññāya bhikkhu buddhassa sāvako sakkāraṃ nābhinandeyya vivekam anubrūhaye