[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) › [四十二章經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt) › 1.27 # 四十二章經 1.27 English (machine translation) 1.27 - **Language:** English ### [1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.27) The Buddha said: "Wealth and sex to a person are like a small child coveting honey on the blade of a knife: the sweetness is not enough for the pleasure of a single meal, yet there is the danger of cutting the tongue." - [Previous: 1.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.26) - [Next: 1.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.28) - [Up: 1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1) ## Linked texts (1) - [四十二章經](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784.1.27) — Classical Chinese --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.bauddha.taisho.784~en-mt.1.27) · Pramāṇa