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11. As are one’s associates, as is what one holds fast to, so will one become in a short while: examine well, then, whom you associate with, as you would a basket of fruit.

tasmāt phalapuṭasyaiva dṛṣṭvā sampākaṃ ātmanaḥ |
asanto nopaseveta santaḥ seveta paṇḍitaḥ |25,12|

是故知果報智人悉分別
非親愼莫習習當近於賢
(苾芻修行道忍苦盡諸漏) 12¹

1. =25,12

de bas ’bras bu’i snod bźin du || bdag gis bsten pa śes pa yis ||
dam pa ma yin mi bstan ciṅ || mkhas pas dam pa (2)bsten byas la ||
dge sloṅ de’i lam rjes ’braṅ na || sdug bsṅal zad pa thob par ’gyur ||²

2. =25,12

12. Not associating with the unrighteous, the wise man associates with the righteous; ’by following this road the Bhixu will find the end of misery.

yāvaj jīvaṃ pi ced bālaḥ paṇḍitān paryupāsate |
na sa dharmaṃ vijānāti darvī sūparasān iva |25,13|

愚人盡形壽承事明智人
亦不知眞法如杓斟酌食 13²

2. =25,13

byis pas ji srid gson par du || gal te mkhas pa bsten byas kyaṅ ||
de yis chos śes mi ’gyur te || gzar bus tshod ma’i ro bźin no ||³

3. =25,13

13 (64). If a fool for the whole of his life be associated with a wise man, he will no more perceive the law than does a spoon the taste of soup.

muhūrtam api saprajñaḥ paṇḍitān paryupāsate |
sa vai dharmaṃ vijānāti jihvā sūparasān iva |25,14|

智若須臾間承事賢聖人
一一知眞法如舌了衆味 14³

3. =25,14

śes rab ldan pas yud (3)tsam źig || mkhas pa ñe bar bsten pas kyaṅ ||
de yis chos rnams śes ’gyur te || lce yis tshod ma’i ro bźin no ||⁴

4. =25,14

14 (65). If an intelligent man be associated for an instant with a wise man, he will perceive the law as does the tongue the taste of soup.

yāvaj jīvaṃ pi ced bālaḥ paṇḍitān paryupāsate |
na sa dharmaṃ vijānāti prajñā hy asya na vidyate |25,15|

byis pas ji srid gson bar du || gal te mkhas pa bsten byas kyaṅ ||
de la mig ni med pa’i phyir || chos rnams śes par mi ’gyur ro ||⁵

5. =25,15

15. If a fool for the whole of his life be associated with a wise man, as he has no eyes he will not perceive the law.

muhūrtam api saprajñaḥ paṇḍitān paryupāsate |
sa vai dharmaṃ vijānāti prajñā tasya hi vidyate |25,16|

(4)śes rab ldan pas yud tsam źig || mkhas pa ñe bar bsten pas kyaṅ ||
de la mig ni yod pa’i phyir || chos rnams rab tu śes par ’gyur ||⁶

6. =25,16

16. If an intelligent man be only for an instant associated with a wise man, he, having eyes, will perceive the law.

yāvaj jīvaṃ pi cet bālaḥ paṇḍitān paryupāsate |
na sa dharmaṃ vijānāti samyaksambuddhadeśitam |25,17|

No Chiese

byis pas ji srid gson bar du || gal te mkhas pa bsten byas kyaṅ ||
rdzogs saṅs rgyas kyis bstan pa yi || chos (5)rnams de yis śes mi ’gyur ||⁷

7. =25,17

17. If a fool for the whole of his life be associated with a wise man, he will not understand the law taught by the perfect Buddha.

muhūrtam api saprajñaḥ paṇḍitān paryupāsate |
sa vai dharmaṃ vijānāti samyaksambuddhadeśitam |25,18|

śes rab ldan pas yud tsam źig || mkhas pa ñe bar bsten pas kyaṅ ||
rdzogs saṅs gyas kyis bstan pa yi || chos rnams de yis śes par ’gyur ||⁸

8. =25,18

18. If an intelligent man be only associated for an instant with a wise man, he will understand the law taught by the perfect Buddha.

ekam arthapadaṃ proktaṃ paṇḍitasyārthakārakam |
bālasya tu na kṛtyāya syāt sarvaṃ buddhabhāṣitam |25,19|

don ldan tshig ni gcig gis kyaṅ || mkhas pa yi ni bya ba byed ||
saṅs (6)rgyas kun gyi gsuṅ gis kyaṅ || byis pa’i bya ba byed mi ’gyur ||⁹

9. =25,19

19. A single significant word suffices for hi who is wise; all the teaching of the Buddha would not suffice for the fool.

bālaḥ padasahasreṇa padam ekaṃ na budhyate |
padenaikena medhāvī padānāṃ vindate śatam |25,20|

智者尋一句演出無量義
愚者誦千句不解一句義 15⁴
一句義成就智者所修學
愚者好遠離眞佛之所説 16⁵

4. =25,20 5. =25,19

blo daṅ ldan pa tshig gcig gis || tshig brgya dag ni śes par ’gyur ||
byis pa la ni tshig stoṅ gis || tshig gcig śes par mi ’gyur ro ||¹⁰

10. =25,20

20. He who is intelligent will with one word know a hundred; the fool with a thousand words will not know a single one.

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