法苑珠林 21.60

English (machine translation) 21.60

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21.60

"When the foolish and blind associate with the wise, / It is like a ladle tasting soup: / Though they keep close company for long, / They still do not know the Dharma. / When the clear-sighted and perceptive associate with the wise, / It is like the tongue tasting food: / Though they associate for only an instant, / They immediately understand the essentials of the Way. / When foolish persons engage in conduct, / They bring calamity upon their own bodies; / With pleasing hearts they do evil, / And themselves bring on grave disaster. / Having done what is unwholesome, / Looking back they feel remorse and sorrow; / Tears stream down their faces, / For the retribution arises from past habits."

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法苑珠林 — 道世, Classical Chinese