法句譬喻經 30.p2

30.p2

“He who, by false assumptions, seeks reward; he who, having done a thing, has not in so doing acted uprightly; he who has maliciously slandered an innocent man, and would control the world by (such) false pretences—that man, dragged down by his guilt, must fall into hell; as a man confined in a stronghold outside a city, guarded without and within, cannot escape, such is his lot. Carefully guarding one's heart, no unholy thought can arise; but failing in this, misery accrues, and in the end that man goes to perdition.”