ud.5.9 Udana

Teasing

So I have heard.
At one time the Buddha was wandering in the land of the Kosalans together with a large Saṅgha of mendicants.
Now at that time several students were passing by not far from the Buddha in a teasing manner.
The Buddha saw them.
Then, understanding this matter, on that occasion the Buddha expressed this heartfelt sentiment:
“Dolts pretending to be astute,
they talk, their words right out of bounds.
They blab at will, their mouths agape,
and no-one knows what leads them on.”