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# AN 2.98 · Fools (Bala Sutta)
- URL: https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-2-98/
- Published: 2026-06-20T01:35:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-13T16:51:54.000Z
- Description: Aṅguttara Nikāya · AN 2.98. Translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.
- Author: Ninth Heaven Literature & Arts Association (NHLAA)
- Tags: Buddhism, Sutta Piṭaka, Text, Indian, The Buddha, Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu, Aṅguttara Nikāya, Discourse, English, Early Buddhist, Library

"Monks, these two are fools. Which two? The one who takes up a burden that hasn't fallen to him, and the one who doesn't take up a burden that has. These two are fools."

See also: [AN 2.21](https://www.journal.ninthheaven.co/civilisation/trad-buddhism/an-2-21/).

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*Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu.* From [Access to Insight](https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an02/an02.098.than.html?ref=journal.ninthheaven.co) (BCBS Edition). Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) — for free distribution only. Never sold.