[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) › 16.61 # 諸經要集 16.61 諸經要集 16.61 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [16.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.16.61) 又百喻經云。昔有大富長者。左右之人。欲取其意皆盡恭敬。長者唾時。左右侍人。以脚蹋却。有一愚者。不及得蹋。而作是言。若唾地者諸人蹋却。欲唾之時我當先蹋。於是長者。正欲欬唾。時此愚人。即便舉脚蹋長者口。破脣折齒。長者語言。汝何以故蹋我脣口。愚人具答所由。故唾欲出。舉脚先蹋望得汝意。凡物須時。時未及到強設功力。反得苦惱。以是之故。世人當知。時與非時。 > Furthermore, the Sūtra of One Hundred Parables says: In the past, there was a very wealthy elder. His attendants, wishing to win his favor, all showed him the utmost reverence. Whenever the elder spat, the attendants would wipe it away with their feet. There was a foolish man who was never quick enough to wipe it away, and he said to himself: 'If he spits on the ground, everyone wipes it away; when he is about to spit, I will be the first to tread on it.' Thereupon, just as the elder was clearing his throat to spit, this foolish man immediately raised his foot and trampled on the elder's mouth, splitting his lips and breaking his teeth. The elder spoke to him, saying: 'Why did you tread upon my lips and mouth?' The foolish man fully explained his reason: 'Because the spit was about to come out, I raised my foot beforehand to tread on it, hoping to gain your favor.' All things require the proper time; if the time has not yet arrived and one forces effort, one instead brings about distress. For this reason, worldly people ought to know the proper time and the improper time. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 16.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.16.60) - [Next: 16.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.16.62) - [Up: 16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.16) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.16.61) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [百喻經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.sanskrit.avadana.upama.upamasataka*zh-gunavrddhi.3.35) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.16.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.16.61) · Pramāṇa