[440] Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī, in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's park. There the Blessed One addressed the bhikkhus: "Bhikkhus." "Venerable sir," those bhikkhus replied to the Blessed One. The Blessed One said this:
"Bhikkhus, whatever perils (bhaya) arise, all of them arise from the fool, not from the wise person. Whatever calamities (upaddava) arise, all of them arise from the fool, not from the wise person. Whatever misfortunes (upasagga) arise, all of them arise from the fool, not from the wise person. Just as, bhikkhus, a fire escaped from a house of reeds or a house of grass burns even peaked houses that are plastered within and without, sheltered from the wind, with bolts fastened and windows shut — even so, bhikkhus, whatever perils arise, all of them arise from the fool, not from the wise person; whatever calamities arise, all of them arise from the fool, not from the wise person; whatever misfortunes arise, all of them arise from the fool, not from the wise person.
"Thus, bhikkhus, the fool is fraught with peril, the wise person is free from peril; the fool is fraught with calamity, the wise person is free from calamity; the fool is fraught with misfortune, the wise person is free from misfortune. There is, bhikkhus, no peril from the wise person; there is no calamity from the wise person; there is no misfortune from the wise person. Therefore, bhikkhus, you should train thus: 'We will avoid those three qualities possessed of which one is to be known as a fool, and we will undertake and conduct ourselves by those three qualities possessed of which one is to be known as a wise person.' Thus indeed, bhikkhus, should you train."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.