[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) › 75.24 # 法苑珠林 75.24 法苑珠林 75.24 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [75.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.75.24) 寧以赤鐵　宛轉眼中　不以散心 邪視女色　含笑作姿　憍幔羞慚 迴面𥍉眼　美言妬瞋　行步妖穢 以惑於人　婬羅欲網　人皆投身 坐臥行立　迴眄巧媚　薄智愚人 為之心醉　執劍向敵　是猶可勝 女賊害人　是不可禁　毒蛇含毒 猶可手捉　女情惑人　是不可觸 > Better to have red-hot iron / Rolled around inside one's eyes / Than with a distracted mind / To cast improper glances at a woman's form. / Smiling to strike a pose, / Arrogant, haughty, shy, and modest, / Turning the face and batting the eyes, / Sweet words, jealousy, and anger, / An enchanting and filthy gait— / With these they bewilder people. / The net of lust and snares of desire: / People all throw themselves into it. / Sitting, lying down, walking, or standing, / Looking around with skillful charm; / Foolish people of meager wisdom / Are intoxicated in heart on their account. / Grasping a sword against an enemy— / That can still be overcome; / But the woman-bandit harms people— / This cannot be curbed. / A poisonous snake harboring venom / Can still be held by hand; / But a woman's passion bewildering people— / This cannot be touched. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 75.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.75.23) - [Next: 75.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.75.25) - [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.75.24) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.14.45) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.75.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.75.24) · Pramāṇa