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5. The Chapter on Fools These two, monks, are fools. Which two? One who carries a burden not yet come, and one who does not carry a burden that has come. These two, monks, are indeed fools. These two, monks, are wise. Which two? One who does not carry a burden not yet come, and one who carries a burden that has come. These two, monks, are indeed wise. These two, monks, are fools. Which two? One who perceives as allowable what is not allowable, and one who perceives as not allowable what is allowable. These two, monks, are indeed fools. These two, monks, are wise. Which two? One who perceives as not allowable what is not allowable, and one who perceives as allowable what is allowable. These two, monks, are indeed wise. These two, monks, are fools. Which two? One who perceives an offense where there is no offense, and one who perceives no offense where there is an offense. These two, monks, are indeed fools. These two, monks, are wise. Which two? One who perceives no offense where there is no offense, and one who perceives an offense where there is an offense. These two, monks, are indeed wise. These two, monks, are fools. Which two? One who perceives as Dhamma what is not Dhamma, and one who perceives as not Dhamma what is Dhamma. These two, monks, are indeed fools. These two, monks, are wise. Which two? One who perceives as Dhamma what is Dhamma, and one who perceives as not Dhamma what is not Dhamma. These two, monks, are indeed wise. These two, monks, are fools. Which two? One who perceives as Discipline what is not Discipline, and one who perceives as not Discipline what is Discipline. These two, monks, are indeed fools. These two, monks, are wise. Which two? One who perceives as not Discipline what is not Discipline, and one who perceives as Discipline what is Discipline. These two, monks, are indeed wise. For two, monks, the taints increase. For which two? One who feels remorse for what should not be felt remorse for, and one who does not feel remorse for what should be felt remorse for. For these two, monks, the taints indeed increase. 110. Monks, for two, the taints do not grow. Which two? He who does not regret what should not be regretted, and he who regrets what should be regretted. Indeed, monks, for these two, the taints do not grow. 111. Monks, for two, the taints grow. Which two? He who perceives what is improper as proper, and he who perceives what is proper as improper. Indeed, monks, for these two, the taints grow. 112. Monks, for two, the taints do not grow. Which two? He who perceives what is improper as improper, and he who perceives what is proper as proper. Indeed, monks, for these two, the taints do not grow. 113. Monks, for two, the taints grow. Which two? He who perceives an offense as a non-offense, and he who perceives a non-offense as an offense. Indeed, monks, for these two, the taints grow. 114. Monks, for two, the taints do not grow. Which two? He who perceives an offense as an offense, and he who perceives a non-offense as a non-offense. Indeed, monks, for these two, the taints do not grow. 115. Monks, for two, the taints grow. Which two? He who perceives what is not Dhamma as Dhamma, and he who perceives what is Dhamma as not Dhamma. Indeed, monks, for these two, the taints grow. 116. Monks, for two, the taints do not grow. Which two? He who perceives what is Dhamma as Dhamma, and he who perceives what is not Dhamma as not Dhamma. Indeed, monks, for these two, the taints do not grow. 117. Monks, for two, the taints grow. Which two? He who perceives what is not discipline as discipline, and he who perceives what is discipline as not discipline. Indeed, monks, for these two, the taints grow. 118. Monks, for two, the taints do not grow. Which two? He who perceives what is not discipline as not discipline, and he who perceives what is discipline as discipline. Indeed, monks, for these two, the taints do not grow. they burn. The Chapter on Fools, the fifth. The second fifty is completed. 3. The Third Fifty