虛堂和尚語錄 7.194

7.194

秪為到頭乾不盡，縱饒見火亦難吹，年來歲往消磨去，
不許春風管帶伊。

Simply because in the end it is never completely dry,
Even if it meets fire, it is still hard to kindle.
As months and years go by, it wears away to nothing;
The spring breeze is not allowed to attend to it.