法苑珠林 83.26

83.26

"You who feed on sweet nectar,
Your body attains peace and ease.
Should you not bring it back
To share with your wife and children?
Why fall into the mud,
Defiling your own body?
To act like this is without wisdom,
Ruining its taste of sweet nectar.
Furthermore, in such a flower,
It is not fit to stay for long.
When the sun sets, the flower closes again;
Should you seek to escape, you will not be able to.
You must wait for the sunlight
Before you can emerge once more.
The weariness and darkness of the long night—
Such is exceedingly bitter and painful."