Udanavarga 1.49

1.49

不寐夜長、疲惓道長、愚生死長，
莫知正法。癡意常冥，逝如流川，
在一行彊，獨而無偶。愚人着數，
憂慼久長，與愚居苦，於我猶怨。
有子、有財，愚惟汲汲，我且非我，
何憂子財？暑當止此、寒當止此，
愚多務慮，莫知來變。愚曚愚極，
自謂我智，愚而勝智，是謂極愚。
頑闇近智，如瓢斟味，雖久狎習，
猶不知法；開達近智，如舌甞味，
雖須臾習，即解道要。愚人施行，
為身招患，快心作惡，自致重殃。
行為不善，退見悔悋，致涕流面，
報由宿習；行為德善，進覩歡喜，
應來受福，喜笑悅習。過罪未熟，
愚以恬惔，至其熟處，自受大罪。
愚所望處，不謂適苦，臨墮厄地，
乃知不善。愚憃作惡，不能自解，
殃追自焚，罪成熾燃。愚好美食，
月月滋甚，於十六分，未一思法。
愚生念慮，至終無利，自招刀杖，
報有印章。

To the sleepless, the night is long; to the weary, the road is long; / to the fool, saṃsāra is long, for they do not know the true Dharma.
The foolish mind is always dark, rushing like a flowing river; / persisting stubbornly in a single pursuit, solitary without a companion.
The fool clings to worldly matters, experiencing sorrow and grief for a long time; / dwelling with a fool is painful, like an enemy to oneself.
'I have sons, I have wealth'—the fool is ceaselessly preoccupied with this; / when oneself is not even one's self, why worry about sons and wealth?
'I will stop here in summer; I will stop here in winter'— / the fool has many anxious concerns, not knowing future changes.
Extremely blind and deeply foolish, yet calling oneself wise; / to be foolish yet imagine oneself superior in wisdom is called the utmost foolishness.
A dull and ignorant person near a wise one is like a ladle tasting flavors: / though long accustomed to them, still unaware of the Dharma.
An open-minded person near a wise one is like a tongue tasting flavors: / though accustomed only for a moment, immediately understands the essentials of the Way.
The fool acts in ways that bring calamity upon oneself, / delighting the heart by committing evil and bringing heavy disaster on oneself.
When actions are unwholesome, one looks back with regret and stinginess; / tears stream down the face, for the retribution arises from past habitual deeds.
When actions are virtuous and wholesome, one moves forward and sees joy; / one will receive blessings in the future, rejoicing in habitual virtue.
Before a transgression has ripened, the fool regards it indifferently; / but when it comes to ripeness, one suffers great misfortune oneself.
What the fool expects is not thought to turn into suffering; / only when falling into a place of peril does one recognize unwholesomeness.
The foolish and senseless commit evil, unable to free themselves; / calamity pursues and burns them; their sins become a blazing fire.
The fool craves fine food, which grows more excessive month by month; / yet in sixteen parts, not one reflects on the Dharma.
The thoughts generated by a fool in the end bring no benefit; / they bring knives and staves upon oneself, for retribution leaves its clear impression.