緇門警訓 8.88

8.88

善為爾諸身。行為爾性命。禍福必可轉。莫慤言前定。見人之得。如己之得。則美無不克。見人之失。如己之失。是亨貞吉。返此之徒。天鬼必誅。福先禍始。好殺減紀。不得不止。守謙寡欲。善善惡惡。不得不作。無見貴熱。諂走蹩躄無輕賤微。上下相依。古聖著書。矻矻孳孳。忠孝信行越食逾衣。生天地間未或非假。身危彩虹景速奔馬。胡不自強。將昇玉堂。胡為自墜。言虛行偽。艶殃爾壽須戒。酒腐爾腸須畏。勵志須至。撲滿必破。非莫非於飾非。過莫過於文過。乃物陰功子孫必封。無恃文學。是司奇薄。患隨不忍害逐無足。一此一彼。諧官合徵。親仁下問立節求己。惡木之陰匪陰。盜泉之水非水。世孚草草能生幾幾。直須如氷如玉。種桃種李。嫉人之惡酬恩報義。忽己之慢成人之美。無擔虛譽無背至理。恬和愻暢冲融終始。天人景行盡此而已。丁寧丁寧戴髮含齒（禪月集）。

Let goodness guide your whole person; let proper conduct be your very life. / Fortune and misfortune can certainly be altered; do not rigidly say they are predetermined. / Regard another's gain as your own gain, and there will be no excellence you cannot achieve. / Regard another's loss as your own loss; this brings prosperity, correctness, and good fortune. / As for those who run contrary to this, Heaven and spirits will surely execute them. / Good fortune comes first, but misfortune begins [there]; a fondness for killing shortens one's lifespan— / this you must not fail to halt. / Maintain modesty and lessen desires; love the good and hate the bad— / this you must not fail to do. / Do not, upon seeing the noble and powerful, flatteringly run and stumble about. / Do not disparage the lowly and humble; superior and inferior rely upon one another. / The ancient sages composed writings, toiling diligently and tirelessly. / Loyalty, filial piety, trustworthiness, and integrity are far superior to food and surpass clothing. / Living between heaven and earth, can anything fail to be provisional? / The body is precarious as a rainbow; time is swift as a galloping horse. / Why not strengthen yourself and ascend to the Jade Hall? / Why cast yourself down through deceitful words and counterfeit actions? / Seductive beauty harms your longevity—it must be guarded against. / Wine rots your intestines—it must be feared. / When encouraging your aspiration, you must be resolute; an earthenware savings jar is bound to be broken. / No wrongdoing is worse than concealing wrongdoing; no fault is greater than glossing over a fault. / Bestow hidden virtue upon living beings, and your descendants are sure to be enfeoffed. / Do not rely upon literary skill; that governs superficiality and frivolousness. / Calamity follows from intolerance; harm pursues the insatiable. / Balancing this and that, harmonize with the palace tone and accord with the zhi tone. / Draw close to the benevolent and inquire of inferiors; establish your moral integrity and make demands of yourself. / The shade of an evil tree is no shade; the water of the Steal Spring is no water. / Worldly trust is fleeting—how long can one live? / You must simply be like ice and like jade; plant peaches and plant plums. / Detest the evil in others, repay kindness and requite righteousness. / Disregard your own pride, and bring to completion what is good in others. / Do not shoulder hollow fame; do not turn your back on the ultimate principle. / Be serene, harmonious, compliant, and unhindered, blend thoroughly from beginning to end. / The noble conduct of devas and humans consists entirely in this. / Admonitions upon admonitions for those who wear hair and bear teeth. (From the Collected Works of Chanyue)