佛說佛名經 8.11

8.11

「弟子等！已共相懺悔身三業竟，今當次第懺悔口四惡業。經中說言：『口業之罪能令眾生墮於地獄餓鬼受苦。若在畜生則受鵂鶹梟鷲鳥形，聞其聲者無不憎惡。若生人中口氣常臭，所有言說人不信，受眷屬不和常好鬪諍。』口業既有如是惡果，是故，弟子今日至誠歸依佛。

We, disciples and the rest, having already made mutual kṣamā for the three bodily karmas, should now in sequence perform kṣamā for the four evil karmas of speech. In the sūtras it is said: “The sins of speech karma can cause sentient beings to fall into the hells and hungry ghosts to suffer pain. If among animals, they take the forms of owls, eagle-owls, and vultures, and whoever hears their cries detests them without exception. If born among humans, their breath is always foul, no one believes or accepts whatever they say, and their family members are discordant and constantly fond of quarreling and dispute.” Since speech karma has such evil fruits, for this reason, we disciples today take refuge in the Buddha with utmost sincerity: