[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) › 76.22 # 法苑珠林 76.22 法苑珠林 76.22 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [76.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.76.22) 惡口如毒箭　著物則破傷 地獄開門待　投之以鑊湯 割舌令自噉　楚毒難思量 若與身無益　慎口也何妨 > "Harsh speech is like a poisoned arrow; / Striking an object, it immediately injures and wounds. / Hell opens its gates in anticipation, / Hurling him into caldrons of boiling water. / Cutting off his tongue, forcing him to eat it himself, / The painful suffering is hard to conceive. / If it brings no benefit to oneself, / What harm is there in guarding one's mouth?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 76.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.76.21) - [Next: 76.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.76.23) - [Up: 76](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.76) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122~en-mt.76.22) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.14.96) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.76.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.76.22) · Pramāṇa