Udanavarga 1.30

1.30

應遠離一法，所謂妄語人，
無惡不經歷，不免後世苦。
寧吞熱鐵丸，渴飲洋銅汁，
不以無戒身，食人信施物。
犯戒放逸人，國中如肉團，
無慚不畏罪，後受地獄殃。
若人畏苦報，亦不樂行苦，
勿造諸惡行，念尋生變悔。
至誠為諸惡，自作教他作，
不免於苦報，欲避有何益？
非空非海中，非入山石間，
莫能於此處，避免宿惡殃。
眾生有苦惱，不免於老死，
唯有仁智者，能免纏縛罪。

One should keep far away from a single phenomenon, namely, a person who tells lies;
There is no evil they will not pass through, and they will not escape the suffering of future lives.
Better to swallow a glowing iron ball, or drink molten copper when thirsty,
Than for an undisciplined person to consume the offerings of faith from others.
A person who breaks the precepts and is heedless is like a lump of meat in the country;
Without shame and without fear of sin, they later suffer the calamity of hell.
If someone fears the retribution of suffering and does not delight in painful conduct,
Let them not commit any evil deeds, which on reflection immediately produce remorse.
Doing various evils with determination, committing them oneself or teaching others to do so,
One will not escape the retribution of suffering; what is the benefit of wishing to avoid it?
Neither in the empty sky nor in the ocean, nor entering among rocks and mountains,
Nowhere in such places can one escape the calamities of past evil.
Sentient beings have distress and suffering, and do not escape old age and death;
Only the benevolent and wise can escape the sin of fetters.