Dhammapada, Dhamma Verses (KN 2)

5: The Chapter about Fools – 37
Related Verses from the Dhammapada
Pamādam-anuyuñjanti bālā dummedhino janā,
The foolish and stupid people cultivate heedlessness,
appamādañ-ca medhāvī dhanaṁ seṭṭhaṁ va rakkhati. [26]
but the sagacious one guards heedfulness just as his greatest wealth.
Pamādaṁ appamādena yadā nudati paṇḍito,
When the wise one eliminates heedlessness with his heedfulness,
paññāpāsādam-āruyha, asoko sokiniṁ pajaṁ,
and mounts the palace of wisdom, griefless, (he looks) on grieving people;
pabbataṭṭho va bhummaṭṭhe dhīro bāle avekkhati. [28]
the wise one, like one standing on a mountain, looks down on the fools, who are standing
on the plains.
Māppamaññetha pāpassa: na maṁ taṁ āgamissati,
One should not despise a little wickedness (thinking): it will not come to me,
udabindunipātena udakumbho pi pūrati,
through the falling of water drops the water-pot is (quickly) filled,
bālo pūrati pāpassa, thokaṁ thokam-pi ācinaṁ. [121]
the fool, gathering bit by bit, becomes full of wickedness.