法苑珠林 71.6

71.6

夫善惡相翻明闇相反。罪福冥對。皎若目前。所以惡名俯墜。善謂清升。福是富饒。禍為摧折。故知罪惡之法。不可弗除。福善之功。無宜不造。聖教明白。升沈可觀也。

Good and evil overturn each other; light and darkness are mutually opposed. Transgression and merit face each other in the unseen, as clear as before one's very eyes. Therefore, evil is termed plummeting downward, while good is described as ascending into purity. Merit brings wealth and abundance; calamity brings ruin and destruction. Thus we know that transgressive and evil phenomena must not be left uneradicated, and the achievements of meritorious good should not be left uncultivated. The holy teachings are lucid; the ascending and sinking can be seen clearly.