Dhammapada 法句經(第十九：法住品)

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鹵莽處事故，不為法住者。智者應辦別──孰正與孰邪。

導人不鹵莽，如法而公平，智者護於法，是名法住者。

對事武斷者不公正；智者應辨別對錯兩者之後才下判斷。

智者不會誤導他人，而是如法與平等的護法者，他被稱為「住於法之人」。

One is not called righteous because one hastily judges what is good. Which wise person has thoroughly investigated both right and wrong,

judging others without haste, justly and impartially, such a wise person, guardian of law, is called "righteous".

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不因彼白頭，即得為長老。彼年齡虛熟，徒有長老名。

於彼具真實，具法不殺生，節制並調伏，彼有智慧人。除滅諸垢穢，實名為長老。

他不會只是因為白了頭髮即是長老（7），僅只是年歲大的人名為「白活到老」。

（註7）長老是至少有十個戒臘的比丘。

只有已體證四聖諦與法（8）、無害與有戒行、自制與解脫煩惱（9）的人才是真正的長老。

（註8）法是指四道、四果與涅槃九種出世間法。

（註9）以四道智解脫煩惱。

One is not to be called an Elder just because his head is gray. Such a person is of mature age and is called "grown old in vain".

In whom there is truth, Law, non-violence, restraint and self-control, he, the wise one who has discarded taints, is called "an Elder".

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嫉慳虛偽者，雖以其辯才，或由相端嚴，不為善良人。

若斬斷此（心），拔根及除滅，彼捨瞋智者，名為善良人。

若依然嫉妒、吝嗇與狡猾，僅只辯才好或容貌美並不會令人成為善心人。

已斷除、根除與消滅這些（惡法）及已解脫煩惱的智者才是真正的善心人。

Not only by the act of speech or by beauty of complexion is a man respectable, if he is envious, selfish and deceitful.

And who has cut off, removed and destroyed by the rot such thinking, he, the wise one who has discarded hatred, is called "respectable".

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若破戒妄語，削髮非沙門。充滿欲與貪，云何為沙門？

彼息滅諸惡──無論大與小，因息滅諸惡，故名為沙門。

若人無戒行又說妄語，僅只剃掉頭髮並不會成為沙門。充滿貪欲之人怎麼會是沙門？

已徹底息滅一切大小惡的人才是沙門，因為他已克服一切惡。

One is not to be called a monk just because of his bald head, if one is immoral and speaking lies. How can someone who has desire and greed be called a monk?

Who conquers evil thoroughly, be it small or big, one is called a monk because of having conquered all evils.

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僅向他行乞，不即是比丘。行宗教法儀，亦不為比丘。

僅捨善與惡，修於梵行者，以知住此世，彼實名比丘。

他不會只是因為去托缽即成為比丘。他不是比丘，因為他奉行不如法的信仰。

在這世間上，已捨棄善惡兩者、修持梵行、及明了五蘊的人才是真正的比丘。

One is not a monk because one begs almsfood from others. If one follows the life of a householder, one is not a monk because of that.

Who has warded off both good and evil here, leading a holy life, walks through the world understanding it, he is called "a monk".

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愚昧無知者，不以默然故，而名為牟尼。智者如權衡。

捨惡取其善，乃得為牟尼。彼知於兩界，故稱為牟尼。

One is not a sage by keeping a vow of silence, if he is deluded and ignorant. Who accepts only the best, as if holding a scale, is a wise man.

The sage who avoids evil is called a sage because of that. One, who understands both worlds, is called a sage on account of that.

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不以戒律行，或由於多聞，或由證三昧，或由於獨居。

謂『受出家樂，非凡夫所能』。汝等漏未盡，莫生保信想！

Not by mere rules and rituals, nor by great knowledge, nor by attaining concentration, nor by having a solitary dwelling,

nor by thinking "I am experiencing the pleasure of renunciation, which is not practiced by ordinary people", do, o monk, get content, if you have not attained dissolution of taints.