235 (18.1) paṇḍupalāso’va dāni’si yamapurisā’pi ca taṃ upaṭṭhitā uyyogamukhe ca tiṭṭhasi patheyyampi ca te na vijjati.
235 Thou art now like a sear leaf, the messengers of death (Yama) have come near to thee; thou standest at the door of thy departure, and thou hast no provision for thy journey.
236 Make thyself an island, work hard, be wise! When thy impurities are blown away, and thou art free from guilt, thou wilt enter into the heavenly world of the elect (Ariya).
237 (18.3) upanītavayo ca dāni’si sampayāto’si yamassa santike vāso’pi cate tthi antarā pātheyyampi ca te na vijjati.
(17) 生無善行 死墮惡道 住疾無間 (18) 到無資用
237 Thy life has come to an end, thou art come near to death (Yama), there is no resting-place for thee on the road, and thou hast no provision for thy journey.
238 (18.4) so karohi dīpamattano khippa vāyama paṇḍito bhava niddhantamalo anaṅgaṇo na puna jātijaraṃ upehisi.
當求智慧 以然意定 (19) 去垢勿汚 可離苦形
238 Make thyself an island, work hard, be wise! When thy impurities are blown away, and thou art free from guilt, thou wilt not enter again into birth and decay.
239 Let a wise man blow off the impurities of his self, as a smith blows off the impurities of silver one by one, little by little, and from time to time.
241 The taint of prayers is non-repetition; the taint of houses, non- repair; the taint of the body is sloth; the taint of a watchman, thoughtlessness.
242 (18.8) malitthiyā duccaritaṃ maccheraṃ dadato malaṃ malā ve pāpakā dhammā asmiṃ loke paramhi ca.
(25) 慳爲惠施垢 不善爲行垢 (26) 今世亦後世 惡法爲常垢
242 Bad conduct is the taint of woman, greediness the taint of a benefactor; tainted are all evil ways in this world and in the next.
248 O man, know this, that the unrestrained are in a bad state; take care that greediness and vice do not bring thee to grief for a long time!
249 (18.15) dadāti ve yathā saddhaṃ yathā pasādanaṃ jano tattha ve maṅku yo hoti paresaṃ pānabhojane na so divā vā rattiṃ vā samādhiṃ adhigacchati.
(6) 若信布施 欲揚名譽 會人虚飾 (7) 非入淨定
249 The world gives according to their faith or according to their pleasure: if a man frets about the food and the drink given to others, he will find no rest either by day or by night.
250 (18.16) yassa cetaṃ samucchannaṃ mūlaghaccaṃ samūhataṃ sa ve divā vā rattiṃ vā samādhiṃ adhigacchati.
251 There is no fire like passion, there is no shark like hatred, there is no snare like folly, there is no torrent like greed.
252 (18.18) sudassaṃ vajjamaññesaṃ attano pana duddasaṃ paresaṃ hi so vajjāni opuṇāti yathā bhūsaṃ attano pana chādeti kaliṃ’va kitavā saṭho.
252 The fault of others is easily perceived, but that of oneself is difficult to perceive; a man winnows his neighbour’s faults like chaff, but his own fault he hides, as a cheat hides the bad die from the gambler.
253 If a man looks after the faults of others, and is always inclined to be offended, his own passions will grow, and he is far from the destruction of passions.
254 There is no path through the air, a man is not a Samana by outward acts. The world delights in vanity, the Tathagatas (the Buddhas) are free from vanity.
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