虛堂和尚語錄 6.247

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㸑下偷僧飯，崖根抱虎眠，懶吟長短句，來把梵書看，
真箇看，牛　皮也須穿。

Stealing monks' meals beneath the hearth, / Sleeping while hugging a tiger at the cliff base. / Too lazy to chant verses long or short, / He comes to look at Sanskrit texts. / Truly looking— / Even cowhide must be pierced through.