[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) › [諸經要集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123) › 14.32 # 諸經要集 14.32 諸經要集 14.32 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [14.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.14.32) 世人愚惑　貪著五欲　至死不捨 為之後世　受無量苦　譬如愚人 貪著好果　上樹食之　不肯時下 人伐其樹　樹傾乃墮　身手毀壞 痛苦而死　得時樂少　失時苦多 如蜜塗刀　舐者貪甜　不知傷舌 後受大苦 > “Worldly people are foolish and deluded; > they cling greedily to the five desires without letting go until death. > For this, in future lives, > they suffer immeasurable pain. > They are like a foolish person > who, coveting delicious fruit, > climbs a tree to eat it and refuses to come down in time; > others chop down the tree, > and only when the tree topples does he fall, > his body and limbs broken, > and he dies in agonizing pain. > The pleasure when obtained is meager; > the suffering when lost is great— > like a knife smeared with honey: > the one who licks it craves the sweetness, > unaware of cutting his tongue > and suffering great pain thereafter.” > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 14.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.14.31) - [Next: 14.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.14.33) - [Up: 14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.14) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.14.32) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (2) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.75.13) — 道世, Classical Chinese - [翻譯名義集](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2131.6.24) — 法雲, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.14.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.14.32) · Pramāṇa