[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Buddhist Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha) › [Taishō Tripiṭaka (Chinese Buddhist canon)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho) › [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122) › 21.60 # 法苑珠林 21.60 法苑珠林 21.60 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [21.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.21.60) 愚暗近智　如瓢斟味　雖久狎習 猶不知法　開達近智　如舌甞味 雖須臾習　即解道要　愚人造行 為身招禍　快心作惡　自致重殃 為行不善　退見悔悋　致涕流面 報由宿習 > "When the foolish and blind associate with the wise, / It is like a ladle tasting soup: / Though they keep close company for long, / They still do not know the Dharma. / When the clear-sighted and perceptive associate with the wise, / It is like the tongue tasting food: / Though they associate for only an instant, / They immediately understand the essentials of the Way. / When foolish persons engage in conduct, / They bring calamity upon their own bodies; / With pleasing hearts they do evil, / And themselves bring on grave disaster. / Having done what is unwholesome, / Looking back they feel remorse and sorrow; / Tears stream down their faces, / For the retribution arises from past habits." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 21.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.21.59) - [Next: 21.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.21.61) - [Up: 21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.21) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.21.60) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [法句譬喻經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.dharmapada.udanavarga*zh-faju.2.17) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.21.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.21.60) · Pramāṇa