Sirimandajātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (1) · Vol. 27 · Section 2095

[2095] Whether for the sake of another or even of himself, the fool of little wisdom speaks falsehood; he is blamed in the midst of the assembly, and afterwards he goes to a bad destination (duggati). Seeing this too, I say: better indeed is the wise man, not the fool endowed with fame.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.