[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) › 21.81 # 法苑珠林 21.81 法苑珠林 21.81 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [21.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.21.81) 婦人非常友　如燈焰不停 彼則是常怨　猶如畫石文 雖親近富者　無物則厭人 有物婦女近　無物婦女捨 與物興供養　作種種功德 其心如火焰　而不可秉執 男如是隨順　如心之所欲 彼如是婦女　而常誑男子 如蛇華所覆　如灰土覆火 色如是覆毒　婦女亦如是 猶如見毒樹　悅眼而不善 婦女如毒華　智者應捨離 > "A woman is not a constant friend, / restless like the flame of a lamp. > She is an enduring enemy, / like an inscription carved in stone. > Though she draws close to the wealthy, / when they have nothing, she despises them; > when they have possessions, a woman approaches; / when they have nothing, a woman abandons them. > Offerings may be raised and given to her, / performing all kinds of meritorious deeds, > yet her mind is like a tongue of fire, / impossible to grasp and hold. > Even if a man complies with her / just as her heart desires, > such a woman as this / constantly deceives the man. > Just as a serpent is concealed by flowers, / or fire is concealed by ashes and earth, > and beauty thus conceals poison, / a woman is also like this. > Just as seeing a poisonous tree / delights the eyes but is not wholesome, > a woman is like a poisonous flower; / the wise should cast her aside." > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 21.80](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.21.80) - [Next: 21.82](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.21.82) - [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.21.81) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.21.81](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.21.81) · Pramāṇa