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English version: The Buddha said that the world is adorned by various karmic conditions, and all sentient beings see the retribution but do not cultivate blessings. How strange!" The king replied, "I am still uncertain whether this radiance is due to the sun. If we must verify it, we must wait until midnight." When evening came, he had a child placed on an elephant and led the way, while the king and his ministers entered the garden together. The child pointed his finger, and the darkness was greatly illuminated, so that the birds, beasts, flowers, and fruits in the garden could be seen as clearly as in daylight. Seeing this, the king sighed and said, "How true and wonderful are the words of the Buddha! Today, I have developed a firm belief in cause and effect, and I deeply despise the ignorance of the Six Teachers (referring to the six contemporary heterodox teachers). Therefore, I have even greater reverence for the Buddha." At that time, Jivaka (a famous doctor) said to the king, "The Buddha said in the Sutras (scriptures) that if one does not see karma, one will be stingy and greedy; because one sees karma, stinginess and greed will cease forever. Now that we see Dipa-anguli (name of a person) has such blessings, even if one is poor, one should exhaust all means to cultivate good deeds, let alone being rich and not doing good deeds." As he was speaking, the sky was already dawning, so they took Dipa-anguli back to the palace. The king was very pleased and bestowed many treasures upon him, letting him return home. Dipa-anguli gradually grew up. His father, the wealthy man (a wealthy man), sought a marriage for him, choosing a family of high status equal to his own to take as his wife. The wealthy man's family was rich, with complete etiquette and education, and the household was harmonious, and their assets became even more prosperous. However, prosperity must decline, and gatherings must have separations. The wealthy man and his wife died at the same time, just as the sun sets in the west, and its radiance is hidden; just as when the sun rises, the moonlight disappears; just as when fire turns to ashes, the blazing flames are extinguished forever; strong and beautiful appearances are destroyed by disease; youth is invaded by old age; and beloved life is taken away by death. After his parents died, his livelihood gradually declined. And this Dipa-anguli, who had grown up in wealth and ease, was unfamiliar with family affairs, associated with bad companions, indulged his desires, and was addicted to wine and women, spending money without restraint. The storage in the warehouse was unattended, just like the moon, which waxes and then wanes. At that time, the law of that country stipulated that there would be an annual gathering at Mount Banzhou (a mountain). At that time, Dipa-anguli was dressed extravagantly, with a band of musicians, all very splendid. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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拟于王者，诣彼会所。彼会大众见其如是，无不敬美。尔时众人共相酣饮、欢娱适意，钟鼓竞陈、弦歌普作，欢舞平场、嬉戏原野，娱乐之音动山盖谷。时后群贼知灯指诣会，未还之间，伺其空便往到其家劫掠钱财，一切尽取。灯指暮归，见己舍内为贼劫掠，唯有木石砖瓦等在。见此事已闷绝躄地，傍人水洒方得醒寤，忧愁啼哭而作是念：“我父昔来广作方宜、修治家业，劬劳积聚仓库财宝。是父所为，生育我身，觊有委付。如何至我不绍父业，浮游懒惰为人欺陵，父之余财一旦丧失，仓库空虚、畜产迸散。顾瞻舍宅，唯我孑然，着身璎珞及以服乘，当用贸食以济交急。用之既尽，当如之何？”当于尔时指光亦灭，其妻厌贱舍弃而走，僮仆逃失、亲里断绝，素与情昵极亲厚者，反如怨仇，见其贫穷，恐从乞索，逆生瞋怒。妇尚舍弃，况于余人。当知贫穷比于地狱，贫穷苟生与死无别。先惯富乐，卒罹穷困，失所依凭，栖寄无处。忧心火炽，愁毒燋然，华色既衰、悴容转彰，身体尪羸、饥渴消削，眼目押陷、诸节骨立、薄皮缠綶、筋脉露现、头发蓬乱、手足锐细其色艾白，举体皴裂又无衣裳，至粪秽中拾掇粗弊连缀相着，才遮人根、赤露四体。倚卧粪堆，复无席荐。诸亲旧等见而不识，历巷乞食犹如饿乌。至知友边欲从 乞食，守门之人遮而不听。伺便辄入，复为排辱。舍主既出，欲加鞭打，俯偻曲躬再拜谢罪，舍主轻蔑都不回顾。设得入舍，轻贱之故，既不与语又不敷座，与少饮食撩掷盂器，不使充饱。 时彼国内，取妇、生子、剃发，法皆设会。往到会中望乞残食，以轻贱故，不唤令坐、驱其走使。益索所须，得少余残，与奴共器。便自思惟：“怪哉怪哉！我今云何贫贱伶俜忽至如此？”私自念言：“如我今日精神昏迷、心智失识，不知今者为是本形？更受身耶？辛苦荼毒世所无偶，譬如林树无花众蜂远离，被霜之草叶自燋卷，枯涸之池鸿雁不游，被烧之林麋鹿不趣，田苗刈尽无人捃拾。今日贫困，说往富乐但谓虚谈，谁肯信之？世人甚众，无知我者。由我贫穷，所向无路。譬如旷野为火所焚，人不喜乐；如枯树无荫，无依投者；如苗被雹霜，捐弃不收；如毒蛇室，人皆远离；如杂毒食，无有尝者；如空冢间，无人趣向；如恶厕溷，臭秽盈集；如魁脍者，人所恶贱；如常偷贼，人所猜疑。我亦如是，所向之处动作讥嫌，所可谈说发言生过。虽说好语，他以为非；若造善业，他以为鄙。所为机捷，复嫌轻躁；若复舒缓，又言重直。设复赞叹，人谓谄誉；若不加誉，复生诽谤，言此贫人常无好语。若复教授，复言诈伪耆旧，强 现代汉语译本 乞讨时，守门人不让进，也不听我说话。我找机会偷偷进去，又遭到他们的侮辱。主人出来后，想要鞭打我，我只好弯腰鞠躬，再三拜谢认错，但主人轻蔑地看都不看我一眼。即使让我进了屋，因为我身份低贱，既不和我说话，也不给我安排座位，只是随便给我一点吃的，然后把碗扔过来，不让我吃饱。 当时那个国家，娶媳妇、生孩子、剃头等事情，都要举办宴会。我到宴会上希望能讨到一些残羹剩饭，但因为我身份低贱，他们不叫我坐下，还驱赶我。我再三恳求，才得到一点剩余的残羹，和奴隶一起用一个碗吃。我便自己思考：‘奇怪啊奇怪！我如今怎么会贫贱落魄到这种地步？’我私下想：‘像我今天这样精神昏迷、心智不清，不知道现在这样是我的本来面目吗？还是又一次受生？这种辛苦的遭遇世上罕见，就像树林没有花朵，蜜蜂都会远离；像被霜打过的草，叶子自己卷曲枯萎；像干涸的池塘，鸿雁不再停留；像被烧毁的森林，麋鹿不再靠近；像田里的庄稼被收割完，没有人去捡拾遗落的。’今天我如此贫困，说起以前的富裕快乐，别人只会当我是说谎，谁会相信呢？世上人这么多，却没有一个人了解我。因为我贫穷，所以无论去哪里都没有出路。就像被火烧过的旷野，没有人喜欢；像没有树荫的枯树，没有人依靠；像被冰雹霜打过的庄稼，被丢弃没有人要；像有毒蛇的房间，人们都远离；像掺杂了毒药的食物，没有人品尝；像空旷的坟墓，没有人靠近；像肮脏的厕所，臭气熏天；像刽子手，人们都厌恶鄙视；像惯偷，人们都猜疑。我也像这样，无论去哪里，做什么都会被人讥讽嫌弃，无论说什么都会惹祸。即使说好话，别人也以为是坏话；即使做好事，别人也觉得卑鄙。做事麻利，又嫌我轻浮急躁；如果慢条斯理，又说我迟钝死板。即使赞美别人，别人也以为是谄媚；如果不赞美，又会遭到诽谤，说这个穷人嘴里没有好话。如果教导别人，又说我是虚伪的老顽固，强人所难。
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English version When begging for food, the gatekeeper would block me and not listen. If I managed to sneak in, I would be subjected to humiliation. When the master of the house came out, he would want to whip me. I would have to bow and repeatedly beg for forgiveness, but the master would look at me with contempt and not even glance back. Even if I were allowed into the house, because of my lowly status, they would neither speak to me nor offer me a seat. They would give me a small amount of food and then toss the bowl at me, not allowing me to eat my fill. At that time, in that country, holding feasts was customary for events such as taking a wife, having children, and shaving heads. I would go to these feasts hoping to beg for leftover food, but because of my lowly status, they would not invite me to sit down and would drive me away. If I persisted in asking, I would receive a small amount of leftovers and have to share a bowl with the slaves. I would then think to myself, 'Strange, strange! How have I become so poor and destitute?' I would privately think, 'Am I in this confused and disoriented state because this is my original form? Or have I been reborn again? This suffering is unparalleled in the world, like a forest without flowers, which bees avoid; like grass covered in frost, whose leaves curl up and wither; like a dried-up pond, where geese no longer linger; like a burned forest, which deer no longer approach; like a field of crops that has been harvested, with no one to glean the leftovers.' Today I am so impoverished that if I speak of my past wealth and happiness, people will think I am lying. Who would believe me? There are so many people in the world, yet no one understands me. Because I am poor, I have no way to go. I am like a wilderness burned by fire, which no one enjoys; like a withered tree without shade, which no one seeks shelter under; like crops damaged by hail and frost, abandoned and unharvested; like a room with poisonous snakes, which everyone avoids; like food mixed with poison, which no one tastes; like an empty tomb, which no one approaches; like a foul latrine, filled with stench; like an executioner, whom people despise; like a habitual thief, whom people suspect. I am like that too. Wherever I go, whatever I do, I am met with ridicule and suspicion. Whatever I say causes offense. Even if I speak kindly, others think it is malicious; even if I do good deeds, others think it is base. If I am quick and efficient, they accuse me of being frivolous and rash; if I am slow and deliberate, they say I am dull and rigid. Even if I praise others, they think I am flattering them; if I do not praise them, I am slandered, and they say that this poor man never has anything good to say. If I try to teach others, they say I am a hypocritical old fool, forcing my views on others. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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有所知。若广言说，人谓多舌；若默无言，人谓藏情。若正直说，复云粗犷；若求人意，复言谄曲。若数亲附，复言幻惑；若不亲附，复言骄诞。若顺他所说，复言诈取他意；若不随顺，复言自专。若屈意承望，骂言寒贱；若不屈意，言是贫人犹故自我。若小自宽放，言其愚痴无有拘忌；若自摄捡，言其空粗诈自端礭。若复欢逸，言其诪张状似狂人；若复忧惨，言其舍毒初无欢心。若闻他语有所不尽，为其判释，言其命趣以愚代智耐着之甚；若复默然，复言顽嚚不识道理；若小戏论，言不信罪福。若有所索，言其苟得不知廉耻；若无所索，言今虽不求后望大得。若言引经书，复云诈作聪明；若言语朴素，复嫌疏钝。若公论事实，复言强说；若私屏正语，复言谗佞。若着新衣，复言假借严饰；若着弊衣，复言儜劣寒悴。若多饮食，复言饥饿饕餮；若少饮食，言腹中实饥诈作清廉。若说经论，言显己所知、彰我闇短；若不说经论，言愚痴无识，可使放牛。若自道昔事业，言夸业自誉；若自杜默，言门资浅薄。诸贫穷者行来进止言说俯仰，尽是𠎝过；富贵之人作诸非法都无过患，举措云为斯皆得所。贫穷之人如起尸鬼，一切怖畏，如遇死病难可疗治，如旷野险处绝无水草，如堕大海没溺洪流，如人捺咽不得出气，如眼上翳不 现代汉语译本 有所知，如果多加言说，人们就说你多嘴多舌；如果沉默不语，人们就说你隐藏心事。如果正直坦率地说，又说你粗鲁莽撞；如果迎合别人的意思，又说你谄媚虚伪。如果经常亲近依附，又说你迷惑人；如果不亲近依附，又说你骄傲自大。如果顺着别人所说的话，又说你狡猾地探取别人的想法；如果不随顺，又说你刚愎自用。如果委曲求全地承望，就骂你卑贱下作；如果不委曲求全，就说你是穷人还故作清高。如果稍微放宽自己，就说你愚蠢无知没有顾忌；如果约束自己，就说你虚伪粗俗，假装端庄。如果欢快嬉戏，就说你虚张声势，像个疯子；如果忧愁悲伤，就说你内心阴暗，没有快乐。如果听到别人说话有所不尽，为他解释，就说你自命不凡，用愚蠢代替智慧，真是可恶；如果沉默不语，又说你愚笨迟钝，不识道理；如果稍微开玩笑，就说你不相信罪福报应。如果有所求索，就说你贪得无厌，不知廉耻；如果没有所求索，就说你现在虽然不求，以后希望得到更大的好处。如果引用经书，又说你假装聪明；如果言语朴素，又嫌你粗疏迟钝。如果公正地评论事实，又说你强词夺理；如果在私下说正直的话，又说你谗言佞语。如果穿新衣服，又说你借用装饰；如果穿破旧的衣服，又说你懦弱寒酸。如果吃得多，又说你饥饿贪吃；如果吃得少，就说你肚子饿了，却假装清廉。如果讲说经论，就说你显摆自己所知，暴露我的浅薄；如果不讲说经论，就说你愚蠢无知，只能去放牛。如果说自己过去的事业，就说你夸耀自己的功业；如果沉默不语，就说你门第资历浅薄。那些贫穷的人，一举一动、言谈举止，都是过错；富贵的人，即使做了不合法的事情，也没有过错，一举一动都恰到好处。贫穷的人就像起尸鬼一样，让人害怕，就像得了绝症一样难以医治，就像在旷野险地一样没有水草，就像掉进大海一样被洪水淹没，就像被人扼住喉咙一样无法呼吸，就像眼睛上蒙着翳障一样。
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English version If one has knowledge, and speaks extensively, people say he is garrulous; if he remains silent, people say he hides his feelings. If he speaks honestly and directly, they say he is crude; if he tries to please others, they say he is flattering. If he is frequently close and attached, they say he is deluding; if he is not close, they say he is arrogant. If he agrees with what others say, they say he cunningly extracts their thoughts; if he does not agree, they say he is self-willed. If he humbles himself and caters to others' desires, they scold him as being base and lowly; if he does not humble himself, they say he is a poor man still acting self-important. If he is a little lenient with himself, they say he is foolish and unrestrained; if he is self-disciplined, they say he is falsely austere, pretending to be upright. If he is joyful and merry, they say he is boastful and looks like a madman; if he is worried and sad, they say he is venomous and has no joy. If he hears others speak incompletely and explains for them, they say he is presumptuous, replacing wisdom with foolishness, which is extremely annoying; if he remains silent, they say he is dull and ignorant, not understanding reason; if he jokes a little, they say he does not believe in sin and merit. If he asks for something, they say he is greedy and shameless; if he asks for nothing, they say that although he does not seek now, he hopes to gain much later. If he quotes scriptures, they say he is falsely making himself out to be intelligent; if his speech is simple, they dislike him for being crude and dull. If he discusses facts publicly, they say he is arguing forcefully; if he speaks righteous words in private, they say he is slanderous and flattering. If he wears new clothes, they say he is borrowing and adorning himself; if he wears worn-out clothes, they say he is weak and wretched. If he eats a lot, they say he is hungry and gluttonous; if he eats little, they say he is actually hungry but pretending to be pure. If he speaks about scriptures and treatises, they say he is showing off his knowledge and revealing my ignorance; if he does not speak about scriptures and treatises, they say he is foolish and ignorant, fit only to herd cattle. If he talks about his past achievements, they say he is boasting and praising himself; if he remains silent, they say his family background is shallow. The poor, in their every movement, speech, and gesture, are always at fault; the rich and noble, even if they do unlawful things, have no faults, and their every action is deemed appropriate. The poor are like corpses rising from the dead, causing fear, like incurable diseases, like dangerous wildernesses without water or grass, like drowning in a vast ocean, like being choked and unable to breathe, like having a cataract over the eyes. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------