緇門警訓 2.55

2.55

寅起可辦事。省語終寡尤。身安勤戒定。事簡疎交游。
他非不足辨。已過當自修。百歲既有限。
世事何時休。落髮墮僧數。應須侔上流。胡為逐世變。
志慮尚囂浮。四恩重山嶽。錙銖未能酧。
蚩蚩居大廈。汲汲將焉求。死生在呼吸。
起滅若浮漚。無令方服下。番作阿鼻由。

Rising at the hour of the tiger, one can accomplish tasks; / Economizing words, in the end one has few regrets. / When the body is at peace, be diligent in śīla and samādhi; / When affairs are simplified, reduce social associations. / The faults of others are not worth disputing; / One's own errors should be personally cultivated and amended. / A hundred years have a definite limit; / When will worldly affairs ever cease? / Shaving the hair, one enters the ranks of the Saṅgha; / One ought to equal the highest stream. / Why chase after worldly changes, / With intentions and thoughts still clamorous and superficial? / The four kindnesses are heavy as mountain peaks; / Not even a mite has yet been repaid. / Ignorantly dwelling in a grand hall, / Hurrying about—what are you seeking? / Life and death hang on a single breath; / Arising and ceasing are like floating bubbles. / Do not allow what lies beneath the square robe / To turn instead into a cause for Avīci Hell.