四十二章經 1.39

1.39

佛言：「人為道，譬如一人與萬人戰，被鉀、操兵、出門欲戰，意怯膽弱乃自退走，或半道還，或格鬪而死，或得大勝還國高遷。夫人能牢持其心，精銳進行，不惑于流俗狂愚之言者，欲滅惡盡，必得道矣。」

The Buddha said: "A person who practices the Way is like one fighting ten thousand men. Donning armor, grasping weapons, he goes out the gate intending to battle. But his resolve is cowardly and his courage weak, so he flees of his own accord; or he turns back halfway; or he fights and dies; or he wins a great victory, returning to his country to receive high rank. If a person can hold firmly to their mind, advance with sharp vigor, and remain undeluded by the wild and foolish talk of the vulgar world, then with desires extinguished and evils ended, they will certainly attain the Way."