The Fool (Bāla Vagga)
Verse 62
Pāli Source
Puttā m'atthi dhanam m'atthi iti bālo vihaññati; attā hi attano n'atthi kuto puttā kuto dhanaṃ.
English Translation
"I have children, I have wealth" — thinking this, the fool is troubled. But he does not even belong to himself; how then could children or wealth belong to him?
Way to Enlightenment draft translation — not yet reviewed for accuracy.
Editorial Note
A pointed statement on the limits of ownership, closely related to the impermanence theme in verses 46 and 170.
Source
Pali critical edition: O. von Hinüber & K.R. Norman (Pali Text Society, 1995), digitized by the Dhammakaya Foundation via GRETIL, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0
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