折疑論 3.221

Language: Classical Chinese

3.221

故懷善應之以祥。挾惡報之以殃。種稻而得麥。為禍而得福者。未之有也（作善獲福。作惡遭疾。定而不能改。故種稻而得麥。為惡而得福者未之有此事也）。

Therefore, when one cherishes goodness, good fortune responds to it; when one harbors evil, calamity brings retribution. That one could plant rice and harvest wheat, or cause harm and obtain blessing—this has never been so. (Doing good brings blessing, and doing evil meets with calamity; this is fixed and cannot be changed. Therefore, to plant rice and harvest wheat, or to do evil and obtain blessing—such a thing has never happened.)
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