法苑珠林 75.67

75.67

甘露及毒藥　皆在人舌中
甘露謂實語　妄語則為毒
若人須甘露　彼人住實語
若人須毒者　彼人妄語說
毒不決定死　妄語則決定
若人妄語說　彼得言死人
妄語不自利　亦不益他人
若自他不樂　云何妄語說
若人惡分別　喜樂妄說語
飛墮火刀上　得如是苦惱
毒害雖甚惡　唯能殺一身
妄語惡業者　百千身被壞

Nectar and deadly poison
Both reside within the human tongue.
Nectar is called truthful speech;
False speech, then, is poison.
If a person desires nectar,
That person abides in truthful speech.
If a person desires poison,
That person speaks false words.
Poison does not bring certain death,
Yet false speech brings it certainly.
If a person speaks false words,
They may be called a walking corpse.
False speech does not benefit oneself,
Nor does it profit others.
If neither self nor other finds joy in it,
Why speak false words?
If a person through evil discrimination
Takes delight and pleasure in speaking falsehoods,
They will fly and fall upon fiery blades,
Incurring such torment.
Though harmful poison is exceedingly foul,
It can only slay a single body;
Yet through the evil karma of false speech,
Hundreds of thousands of bodies are destroyed.