四分律行事鈔資持記 3.735

3.735

正示中，初文，初斥世訛。豎，謂未冠之童稚；今但通目泛常小人，以為凡竪。貴族，謂豪富長者之人。鼎食，鼎即盛食之器；卿大夫已上，皆列鼎而食。令他傳誤謂之訛，強言妄悅謂之諂；今時讀疏，現事昭然。故下，引況。經法。猶爾，餘何足言。

In the direct demonstration: in the first passage, it first refutes worldly errors. 'Boys' refers to youths who have not yet reached the capping ceremony; now it generally designates ordinary, petty persons as 'vulgar youths'. 'Noble clans' refers to rich and noble elders. 'Cauldron dining': a cauldron is a vessel for holding food; ministers, high officials, and above all eat from rows of cauldrons. Causing others to transmit errors is called 'erroneous'; uttering forced words to falsely flatter is called 'sycophancy'. Nowadays when reading the texts, current realities are plain to see. Below 'Therefore...', it draws an analogy: even scriptural teachings are like this, so what need is there to speak of the rest?