弘明集 6.88

6.88

The coda says: / As fortune passes, brightness is concealed; / The mysterious sage is hidden in darkness. / The long night stretches endlessly; / The multitude of stars shines brightly. / The great blaze flares, its radiance ascending; / The array of constellations is abruptly obscured and eclipsed. / Wheels and spokes are different materials, / Yet returning to the stretched plumb-line, they follow a single rule. / If one stubbornly clings to delusion without awakening, / One will be startled by pride and flee far away. / Bian He wept with sorrow and grief; / How could he single out King Li of Chu for blame? / If fine fodder is disregarded, what of prajñā? / How can one rebuke them for lacking wisdom?