[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) › 14.96 # 諸經要集 14.96 諸經要集 14.96 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [14.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.14.96) 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 > "An evil mouth is like a poisoned arrow; / Striking an object, it wounds and breaks it. / Hell opens its gates and waits, / Plunging \[the sinner\] into boiling cauldrons. / Severing the tongue to make one eat it oneself, / The torment is difficult to conceive. / If it brings no benefit to the body, / What harm is there in guarding one's mouth?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 14.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.14.95) - [Next: 14.97](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.14.97) - [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.14.96) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.76.22) — 道世, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.14.96](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.14.96) · Pramāṇa