諸經要集 7.17

7.17

書云。仲尼稱。難養小人與女子。近之則不遜。遠之則怨也。是以經言。妖冶女人。有八十四態。大態有八。慧人所惡。一者嫉妬。二者妄瞋。三者罵詈。四者呪咀。五者鎮壓。六者慳貪。七者好飾。八者含毒。是為八大態。是故女人。多諸妖媚。願捨諂邪以求正法。早得出家自利利人。

The classics say: Zhongni (Confucius) stated, "Only petty persons and women are difficult to rear; if you become close to them, they are insolent, and if you keep them at a distance, they resent it." Therefore, the scriptures state that bewitching women possess eighty-four traits, of which there are eight great traits despised by the wise: the first is jealousy; the second is baseless anger; the third is reviling; the fourth is cursing; the fifth is hexing; the sixth is stinginess and greed; the seventh is fondness for ornamentation; the eighth is harboring malice. These are the eight great traits. Therefore, women possess many bewitching wiles; may they abandon flattery and perversity to seek the true Dharma, and soon leave the household life to benefit themselves and benefit others.