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  answer   thee   in   the   same   way。 Angry  speech   is   painful;  blows   for   blows
  will touch thee。
  134。 If;  like  a  shattered   metal plate  (gong);  thou utter not;  then   thou
  hast reached Nirvana; contention is not known to thee。
  135。 As a cowherd with his staff drives his cows into the stable; so do
  Age and Death drive the life of men。
  136。 A  fool does not know  when   he   commits his   evil   deeds: but the
  wicked man burns by his own deeds; as if burnt by fire。
  137。 He who inflicts pain on innocent and harmless persons; will soon
  come to one of these ten states:
  138。   He   will   have   cruel   suffering;   loss;   injury   of   the   body;   heavy
  affliction; or loss of mind;
  139。 Or a misfortune coming from the king; or a fearful accusation; or
  loss of relations; or destruction of treasures;
  140。   Or   lightning…fire   will   burn   his   houses;   and   when   his   body   is
  destroyed; the fool will go to hell。
  141。 Not nakedness; not platted hair; not dirt; not fasting; or lying on
  the earth; not rubbing with dust; not sitting motionless; can purify a mortal
  who has not overcome desires。
  142。 He who; though dressed in fine apparel; exercises tranquillity; is
  quiet;   subdued;   restrained;   chaste;   and   has   ceased   to   find   fault   with   all
  other    beings;   he   indeed    is  a  Brahmana;     an   ascetic   (sramana);    a  friar
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  (bhikshu)。
  143。 Is there in this world any man so restrained by humility that he
  does not mind reproof; as a well…trained horse the whip?
  144。 Like a well…trained horse when touched by the whip; be ye active
  and     lively;  and    by   faith;   by   virtue;   by   energy;    by    meditation;     by
  discernment   of   the   law   you   will   overcome   this   great   pain   (of   reproof);
  perfect in knowledge and in behaviour; and never forgetful。
  145。 Well…makers lead the water (wherever they like); fletchers bend
  the arrow; carpenters bend a log of wood; good people fashion themselves。
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  Chapter XI Old Age
  146。 How is there laughter; how is there joy; as this world is always
  burning?      Why      do  you    not  seek   a  light;  ye   who    are  surrounded      by
  darkness?
  147。    Look    at  this  dressed…up     lump;    covered    with   wounds;     joined
  together; sickly; full of many thoughts; which has no strength; no hold!
  148。   This   body   is   wasted;   full   of   sickness;   and   frail;   this   heap   of
  corruption breaks to pieces; life indeed ends in death。
  149。 Those white bones; like gourds thrown away in the autumn; what
  pleasure is there in looking at them?
  150。 After a stronghold has been made of the bones; it is covered with
  flesh and blood; and there dwell in it old age and death; pride and deceit。
  151。    The    brilliant  chariots   of   kings   are  destroyed;     the  body    also
  approaches   destruction;   but   the   virtue   of   good   people   never   approaches
  destruction;thus do the good say to the good。
  152。 A man who has learnt little; grows old like an ox; his flesh grows;
  but his knowledge does not grow。
  153; 154。 Looking for the maker of this tabernacle; I shall have to run
  through a course of many births; so long as I do not find (him); and painful
  is   birth   again   and   again。  But   now;   maker   of   the   tabernacle;   thou   hast
  been seen; thou shalt not make up this tabernacle again。                  All thy rafters
  are broken; thy ridge…pole is sundered; the mind; approaching the Eternal
  (visankhara; nirvana); has attained to the extinction of all desires。
  155。   Men   who      have   not   observed   proper   discipline;     and   have   not
  gained treasure in their youth; perish like old herons in a lake without fish。
  156。   Men     who   have    not   observed    proper   discipline;    and   have   not
  gained treasure in their youth; lie; like broken bows; sighing after the past。
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  Chapter XII Self
  157。   If   a   man   hold   himself   dear;   let   him   watch   himself   carefully;
  during     one   at  least  out   of  the   three   watches    a  wise    man    should    be
  watchful。
  158。 Let each man direct himself first to what is proper; then let him
  teach others; thus a wise man will not suffer。
  159。   If   a   man   make   himself   as   he   teaches   others   to   be;   then;   being
  himself   well   subdued;   he   may  subdue   (others);   one's   own   self   is   indeed
  difficult to subdue。
  160。 Self is   the lord   of self;  who else could   be the  lord?          With   self
  well subdued; a man finds a lord such as few can find。
  161。   The   evil   done   by   oneself;   self…begotten;   self…bred;   crushes   the
  foolish; as a diamond breaks a precious stone。
  162。 He whose wickedness is very great brings himself down to that
  state where his enemy wishes him to be; as a creeper does with the tree
  which it surrounds。
  163。 Bad deeds; and deeds hurtful to ourselves; are easy to do; what is
  beneficial and good; that is very difficult to do。
  164。 The foolish man who scorns the rule of the venerable (Arahat); of
  the elect (Ariya); of the virtuous; and follows false doctrine; he bears fruit
  to his own destruction; like the fruits of the Katthaka reed。
  165。 By oneself the evil is done; by oneself one suffers; by oneself evil
  is left   undone;  by  oneself   one is purified。  Purity  and impurity  belong   to
  oneself; no one can purify another。
  166。 Let no one forget his own duty for the sake of another's; however
  great; let a man; after he has discerned his own duty; be always attentive to
  his duty。
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  Chapter XIII The World
  167。 Do not follow the evil law! Do not live on in thoughtlessness! Do
  not follow false doctrine! Be not a friend of the world。
  168。 Rouse thyself! do not be idle!            Follow the law of virtue!         The
  virtuous rests in bliss in this world and in the next。
  169。 Follow the law of virtue; do not follow that of sin。 The virtuous
  rests in bliss in this world and in the next。
  170。 Look upon the world as a bubble; look upon it as a mirage: the
  king of death does not see him who thus looks down upon the world。
  171。 Come; look at this glittering world; like unto a royal chariot; the
  foolish are immersed in it; but the wise do not touch it。
  172。   He   who   formerly   was   reckless   and   afterwards   became   sober;
  brightens up this world; like the moon when freed from clouds。
  173。 He whose evil deeds are covered by good deeds; brightens up this
  world; like the moon when freed from clouds。
  174。   This   world   is   dark;   few   only   can   see   here;   a   few   only   go   to
  heaven; like birds escaped from the net。
  175。 The swans go on the path of the sun; they go through the ether by
  means of their miraculous power; the wise are led out of this world; when
  they have conquered Mara and his train。
  176。 If a man has transgressed one law; and speaks lies; and scoffs at
  another world; there is no evil he will not do。
  177。 The uncharitable do not go to the world of the gods; fools only do
  not   praise   liberality;   a  wise   man   rejoices   in  liberality;  and   through    it
  becomes blessed in the other world。
  178。 Better than sovereignty over the earth; better than going to heaven;
  better   than   lordship   over   all   worlds;   is   the   reward   of   the   first   step   in
  holiness。
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  Chapter XIV The Buddha (The
  Awakened)
  179。 He whose conquest is not conquered again; into whose conquest
  no one in this world enters; by what track can you lead him; the Awakened;
  the Omniscient; the trackless?
  180。 He whom no desire with its snares and poisons can lead astray; by
  what track can you lead hi