[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) › 7.59 # 諸經要集 7.59 諸經要集 7.59 - **Language:** Classical Chinese ### [7.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.7.59) 士夫生世間　斧在口中生 還自斬其身　斯由其惡言 應毀便稱譽　應譽而更毀 其罪口中生　死則墮惡道 > When a man is born into the world, / an axe is born within his mouth, / with which he strikes down his own body, / and this is caused by his evil speech. / What should be condemned, he praises; / what should be praised, he conversely condemns. / Such guilt is born from the mouth; / upon death, he falls into the evil realms. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.7.58) - [Next: 7.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.7.60) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123~en-mt.7.59) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [法苑珠林](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2122.48.58) — 道世, Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.7.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.2123.7.59) · Pramāṇa