Aññatarapurisavatthu

Dīghā jāgarato ratti, dīghaṁ santassa yojanaṁ;Long for the wakeful is the night. long for the weary, a league. Dīgho bālāna saṁsāro, saddhammaṁ avijānataṁ.For fools unaware of True Dhamma, samsara is long.

Mahākassapasaddhivihārikavatthu

Carañce nādhigaccheyya, seyyaṁ sadisamattano;If, in your course, you don’t meet your equal, your better, Ekacariyaṁ daḷhaṁ kayirā, natthi bāle sahāyatā.
Ekacariyaṁ → ekaccariyaṁ (mr)then continue your course, firmly, alone. there’s no fellowship with fools.

Ānandaseṭṭhivatthu

Puttā matthi dhanaṁ matthi, iti bālo vihaññati;
matthi dhanaṁ matthi → puttā matthi dhanammatthi (bj); puttā matthi dhanamatthi (sya-all); puttamatthi dhanamatthi (mr) | hi → attāpi (?)‘I have sons, I have wealth’– the fool torments himself. Attā hi attano natthi, kuto puttā kuto dhanaṁ.When even he himself doesn’t belong to himself, how then sons? How wealth?

Gaṇṭhibhedakacoravatthu

Yo bālo maññati bālyaṁ, paṇḍito vāpi tena so;A fool with a sense of his foolishness is–at least to that extent–wise. Bālo ca paṇḍitamānī, sa ve “bālo”ti vuccati.But a fool who thinks himself wise really deserves to be called a fool.

Udāyittheravatthu

Yāvajīvampi ce bālo, paṇḍitaṁ payirupāsati;Even if for a lifetime the fool stays with the wise, Na so dhammaṁ vijānāti, dabbī sūparasaṁ yathā.he knows nothing of the Dhamma– as the ladle, the taste of the soup.

Tiṁsapāveyyakabhikkhuvatthu

Muhuttamapi ce viññū, paṇḍitaṁ payirupāsati;Even if for a moment, the perceptive person stays with the wise, Khippaṁ dhammaṁ vijānāti, jivhā sūparasaṁ yathā.he immediately knows the Dhamma– as the tongue, the taste of the soup.

Suppabuddhakuṭṭhivatthu

Caranti bālā dummedhā, amitteneva attanā;Fools, their wisdom weak, are their own enemies as they go through life, Karontā pāpakaṁ kammaṁ, yaṁ hoti kaṭukapphalaṁ.doing evil that bears bitter fruit.

Kassakavatthu

Na taṁ kammaṁ kataṁ sādhu, yaṁ katvā anutappati;It’s not good, the doing of the deed that, once it’s done, you regret, Yassa assumukho rodaṁ, vipākaṁ paṭisevati.whose result you reap crying, your face in tears.

Sumanamālākāravatthu

Tañca kammaṁ kataṁ sādhu, yaṁ katvā nānutappati;It’s good, the doing of the deed that, once it’s done, you don’t regret, Yassa patīto sumano, vipākaṁ paṭisevati.whose result you reap gratified, happy at heart.

Uppalavaṇṇattherīvatthu

Madhuṁvā maññati bālo, yāva pāpaṁ na paccati;
Madhuṁvā → madhuvā (bj, sya-all, pts1ed, pts2ed)As long as evil has yet to ripen, the fool mistakes it for honey. Yadā ca paccati pāpaṁ, atha dukkhaṁ nigacchati.
atha → atha bālo (bj, sya-all, pts1ed, pts2ed); bālo (mr)But when that evil ripens, the fool falls into pain.

Jambukattheravatthu

Māse māse kusaggena, bālo bhuñjeyya bhojanaṁ;Month after month the fool might eat only a tip-of-grass measure of food, Na so saṅkhātadhammānaṁ, kalaṁ agghati soḷasiṁ.
saṅkhātadhammānaṁ → saṅkhatadhammānaṁ (bj, pts1ed, pts2ed, mr)but he wouldn’t be worth one sixteenth of those who’ve fathomed the Dhamma.

Ahipetavatthu

Na hi pāpaṁ kataṁ kammaṁ, sajjukhīraṁva muccati;An evil deed, when done, doesn’t–like ready milk– come out right away. Ḍahantaṁ bālamanveti, bhasmacchannova pāvako.
bhasmacchannova → bhasmā channova (sya-all, mr); bhasmācchannova (pts1ed, pts2ed)It follows the fool, smoldering like a fire hidden in ashes.

Saṭṭhikūṭapetavatthu

Yāvadeva anatthāya, ñattaṁ bālassa jāyati;
ñattaṁ → ñāttaṁ (?)Only for his ruin does renown come to the fool. Hanti bālassa sukkaṁsaṁ, muddhamassa vipātayaṁ.It ravages his bright fortune & rips his head apart.

Cittagahapativatthu

Asantaṁ bhāvanamiccheyya, purekkhārañca bhikkhusu;
Asantaṁ bhāvanamiccheyya → asantaṁ bhāvamiccheyya (sya-all); asantabhāvanamiccheyya (mr)He would want unwarranted status, preeminence among monks, Āvāsesu ca issariyaṁ, pūjaṁ parakulesu ca.authority among monasteries, homage from lay families.

Mameva kata maññantu, gihī pabbajitā ubho;‘Let householders & those gone forth both think that this was done by me alone. Mamevātivasā assu, kiccākiccesu kismici;May I alone determine what’s a duty, what’s not’: Iti bālassa saṅkappo, icchā māno ca vaḍḍhati.the resolve of a fool as they grow– his desire & pride.

Vanavāsitissasāmaṇeravatthu

Aññā hi lābhūpanisā, aññā nibbānagāminī;The path to material gain goes one way, the way to Unbinding, another. Evametaṁ abhiññāya, bhikkhu buddhassa sāvako;Realizing this, the monk, a disciple to the Awakened One, Sakkāraṁ nābhinandeyya, vivekamanubrūhaye.shouldn’t relish offerings, should cultivate seclusion instead.

Bālavaggo pañcamo.