註四十二章經 1.244

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功曹，主者之稱。從者，謂功曹之從人。在上位者若嚴率其下，則從者自然凜懼，故以心喻功曹，欲情喻從者。若自淨其心，欲情豈得生也。

"Commander" (gōngcáo) is the title of an official in charge. "Followers" refers to the attendants of the commander. If a superior strictly leads his subordinates, the subordinates will naturally stand in awe; hence the mind is compared to the commander, and lustful desires are compared to the followers. If one purifies one's own mind, how could lustful desires arise?