南傳法句經新譯第十三 世間品

莫追逐欲樂，莫流於放逸，

莫邪見世利，此乃離苦道。

Don't practice inferior teachings ; don't connect with negligence. Don't embrace wrong beliefs ; don't be attached to the world.

警覺不放逸，精進行聖道，實踐善法者，今世來世樂。

奉善不造惡，精進行聖道，實踐善法者，今世來世樂。

Arise! Don't be negligent! Practice the good teaching! One living in truth dwells happily, both in this world and in the next one.

Practice the good teaching; don't practice the bad one! One living in truth dwells happily, both in this world and in the next one.

觀世如水泡，觀世如幻相，

如是觀世者，死魔不得見。

As if one would see a bubble, as if one would see a mirage, who observes the world like that, the King of Death does not see him.

細觀此世間，如盛妝皇乘，

愚人為沉迷，智者離貪著。

Come and look at this world, similar to a beautiful king's chariot. Where the fools sink down, for those,

who understand, there is no attachment.

人若前放逸，今止而不犯，如月出雲散，普明照世間。

人若前作惡，今則奉諸善，如月出雲散，普明照世間。

Who has been formerly negligent, but later is not, illuminates this world like a moon freed from cloud.

Who covers his evil deeds with good ones,illuminates this world like a moon freed from cloud.

此世間盲闇，鮮為人察見，

鳥少脫羅網，人鮮有昇天。

Blind is this world. Just a few can see clearly here.Few go to heaven, like a bird released from a snare.

如鵝飛虛空，勤者以神力。破魔及魔軍，得脫離於死。

Swans travel on the path of the sun. People travel through space by supernatural powers. Wise ones are guided away from the

world, having conquered Mara with his army.

欺妄不真語，無惡而不作，違犯真諦法，不信於來世。

For the person, who has transgressed the one law andis speaking falsely, and has rejected the other world,

there is no evil that could not be done.

慳貪不生天，愚不歎布施，

智者隨喜施，後世得安樂。

Selfish ones do not get to the world of the gods. Fools do not praise giving. And the wise one enjoys giving.

Just because of that he is happy hereafter.

大地之君主，或生天界者，一切世君王，不勝預流果。

From sole sovereignty over the earth, or from going to heaven, from lordship over the whole world, the fruit of Entering the Stream is the best.