LORD BUDDHAS TEACHING - DHAMMAPADAYA

BALA WAGGYA (5:6)

PALI:
MUHUTTAMAPI CE VINNU
PANDITAM PAYIRUPASATI
KHIPPAM DHAMMAM VIJANATI
JIVHA SUPARASAM YATHA.

MEANING:
Though briefly one intelligent
might wait upon the wise,
quickly Dhamma he can sense
as tongue the taste of soup.