[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) › 75.13 # 法苑珠林 75.13 法苑珠林 75.13 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [75.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.75.13) 世人愚惑　貪著五欲　至死不捨 為之後世　受無量苦　譬如愚人 貪著好果　上樹食之　不肯時下 人伐其樹　樹傾乃墮　身首毀壞 痛苦而死　得時樂少　失時苦多 如蜜塗刀　舐者貪甜　不知傷舌 後受大苦 > Worldly people, foolish and deluded, / Are greedily attached to the five desires; / To the point of death they do not let go, / And for this, in future lives, / They suffer immeasurable torment. / Like a foolish person / Greedily attached to fine fruit, / Who climbs a tree to eat it / And refuses to come down in time; / Someone chops down that tree, / And when the tree topples, he falls, / His body and head shattered, / Dying in agonizing pain: / When obtained, the pleasure is meager; / When lost, the suffering is great. / Like a knife coated with honey: / The one who licks it craves the sweetness, / Not knowing it cuts the tongue, / And afterwards suffers great pain. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 75.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.75.12) - [Next: 75.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.75.14) - [Up: 75](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.75) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.75.13) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.14.32) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.75.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.75.13) · Pramāṇa