5. Bālavaggo

60. Dīghā jāgarato ratti, dīghaṃ santassa yojanaṃ;

Dīgho bālānaṃ saṃsāro, saddhammaṃ avijānataṃ.

61. Carañce nādhigaccheyya, seyyaṃ sadisamattano;

Ekacariyaṃ [ekacariyaṃ (ka.)] daḷhaṃ kayirā, natthi bāle sahāyatā.

62. Puttā matthi dhanammatthi [puttamatthi dhanamatthi (ka.)], iti bālo vihaññati;

Attā hi [attāpi (?)] attano natthi, kuto puttā kuto dhanaṃ.

63. Yo bālo maññati bālyaṃ, paṇḍito vāpi tena so;

Bālo ca paṇḍitamānī, sa ve ‘‘bālo’’ti vuccati.

64. Yāvajīvampi ce bālo, paṇḍitaṃ payirupāsati;

Na so dhammaṃ vijānāti, dabbī sūparasaṃ yathā.

65. Muhuttamapi 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. Tañca kammaṃ kataṃ sādhu, yaṃ katvā nānutappati;

Yassa patīto sumano, vipākaṃ paṭisevati.

69. Madhuvā [madhuṃ vā (dī. ni. ṭīkā 1)] maññati bālo, yāva pāpaṃ na paccati;

Yadā ca paccati pāpaṃ, bālo [atha bālo (sī. syā.) atha (?)] dukkhaṃ nigacchati.

70. Māse māse kusaggena, bālo bhuñjeyya bhojanaṃ;

Na so saṅkhātadhammānaṃ [saṅkhatadhammānaṃ (sī. pī. ka.)], kalaṃ agghati soḷasiṃ.

71. Na hi pāpaṃ kataṃ kammaṃ, sajju khīraṃva muccati;

Ḍahantaṃ bālamanveti, bhasmacchannova [bhasmāchannova (sī. pī. ka.)] pāvako.

72. Yāvadeva anatthāya, ñattaṃ [ñātaṃ (?)] bālassa jāyati;

Hanti bālassa sukkaṃsaṃ, muddhamassa vipātayaṃ.

73. Asantaṃ bhāvanamiccheyya [asantaṃ bhāvamiccheyya (syā.), asantabhāvanamiccheyya (ka.)], purekkhārañca bhikkhusu;

Āvāsesu ca issariyaṃ, pūjā parakulesu ca.

74. Mameva kata maññantu, gihīpabbajitā ubho;

Mamevātivasā assu, kiccākiccesu kismici;

Iti bālassa saṅkappo, icchā māno ca vaḍḍhati.

75. Aññā hi lābhūpanisā, aññā nibbānagāminī;

Evametaṃ abhiññāya, bhikkhu buddhassa sāvako;

Sakkāraṃ nābhinandeyya, vivekamanubrūhaye.

Bālavaggo pañcamo niṭṭhito.