Appamāda Vagga (Heedfulness)

Verse 29

Appamatto pamattesu
suttesu bahujāgaro
Abalassam’va sīghasso
hitvā yāti sumedhaso
Heedful amongst the heedless,
wide awake amongst the slumbering,
the wise man advances just as a swift horse,
leaving a weak jade behind.
Meaning
 
appamatto a heedful person
pamattesu amongst heedless people
suttesu amongst slumbering people
bahujāgaro wide awake
abala weak
assam horse
eva just like
sīghasso [ sīgha + asso ]  a swift horse
hitvā having left behind
yāti to go;  to proceed;  to advance
sumedhaso wise man