阿彌陀經通贊疏 3.13

3.13

答：「人生壽夭難測短長，或即病因昏迷、或即非時奄逝，既闕生前之善，難逃後世之殃，預作善緣恐防斯咎。」

Answer: "The longevity or early death, the brevity or length of a human life, is difficult to fathom: either one falls into a coma due to illness, or suddenly passes away before one's time. Lacking good deeds done during one's lifetime, it is difficult to escape calamity in future lives; creating wholesome conditions beforehand is done to guard against such a failing."