四分律行事鈔資持記 1.598

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釋邪命中，初引《智論》釋。前五，人所常行，實德未免；後四，治生活業，賤劣所為；辨相歷然，無勞曲解。剖文長說，未是精窮；省己離邪，方名善達。五中。初是身惡，餘皆口惡。四邪中。前三是身，後一即口；準論四皆名口者，並謂求口食故。盈虛謂日月虧盈，星辰纏度。四維者，喻不正也。次引律釋。即盜戒中，賊心取物，倒亂說法，妄悅求財，即是邪命，故此引之。

In explaining wrong livelihood, [the manual] first cites the Dà zhìdù lùn for explanation. The first five are commonly practiced by ordinary people, and even those of actual virtue have not avoided them; the latter four are occupations for making a livelihood, practiced by the lowly and base. The distinguishing characteristics are distinct; there is no need to distort their explanation. To dissect the text with lengthy disquisitions is not yet true precision; examining oneself and abandoning wrong [livelihood] is alone called being well-versed. Among the five, the first is an evil of the body, and the rest are all evils of speech. Among the four wrong livelihoods, the first three pertain to the body, and the last pertains to speech; according to the treatise, all four are called [wrong livelihoods of] speech because all refer to seeking food for the mouth. Waxing and waning refers to the phases of the sun and moon and the orbits and degrees of the stars. The four cardinal points are a metaphor for being improper. Next, it cites the Vinaya for explanation: namely, within the precept against theft, taking items with a thief's mindset, preaching the Dharma erroneously and chaotically, and seeking wealth through false flattery are precisely wrong livelihood; hence it is cited here.