法苑珠林 53.44

53.44

自愛身者　慎護所守　希望欲解
學正不寐　身為第一　當自勉學
利乃誨人　不倦則智　學先自正
然後正人　調身入慧　必還為上
身不能利　安能利人　心調體正
何願不至　本我所造　後我自愛
為惡自更　如剛鑽珠

One who cherishes one's own body / Should carefully protect what one guards; / Desiring and hoping for liberation, / One learns what is correct and does not sleep. / The body is primary; / One should encourage oneself to learn. / Once benefited, one may instruct others; / If unwearied, one is wise. / In learning, first rectify oneself, / And then rectify others. / Disciplining the body to enter wisdom, / One will surely return to being superior. / If one cannot benefit oneself, / How can one benefit others? / With the mind disciplined and the body upright, / What wish will not be attained? / Formerly made by myself, / Afterward I cherish myself; / Doing evil, one suffers it oneself, / Like a hard drill boring into a pearl.