百喻经之二:愚人集牛乳喻
英文:
Once upon a time there was a stupid man who was about to give a party. he wanted to store up milk for his guests. "if i milk the cow beforehand every day, he thought, little by little, there will be too much of milk and will not be enough space to store it and it may even spoil. it would be better to let it remain inside of the cow. i'll milk the cow right away at the time of the party." he then separated the cow from the calf and tied them up apart.
A month later, he actually gave the reception. he tried to milk the cow, but the milk had run dry. some guests got annoyed and others laughed at him.
So are the idiotic fellows who want to give alms at once but prefer to wait until they possess great wealth. it usually happens that, before they can scrape together enough money, it is seized by the country officers or taken away by robbers and thieves or by fire and flood. it also happens that, due to their sudden demise, they are not in time for giving alms. this is just like the story of the stupid man who stored up milk.
古文:
昔有愚人,将会宾客,欲集牛乳,以拟供设,而作是念:鈥溛医袢粼び谌杖罩徐比∨H椋H榻ザ啵湮薨泊Γ蚋歹“堋2蝗缂淳团8故⒅倩崾保倍伲ㄉ蠚 下牛)取。鈥澴魇悄钜眩阕綘寂D缸樱飨狄齑Α
却后一月,尔乃设会,延置宾客,方牵牛来,欲(上殻 下牛)取乳,而此牛乳即干无有。时为宾客或嗔或笑。
愚人亦尔。欲修布施,方言待我大有之时,然后顿施。未及聚顷,或为县官,水火盗贼之所侵夺,或卒命终不及时施。彼亦如是。
译文:
从前有个愚人请客,邀请了诸亲好友及地方众人来参加宴会,当时该地方以牛乳为最上品,那天必需要有许多牛奶供应客人,愚人心想:鈥溛胰缣焯旒放D蹋D探ザ啵辔薮Π卜牛柑煲不岱⑺岜浠怠;共蝗绱⒋嬖谂5亩亲永铮槐孛刻旒烦隼矗俚娇腿饲袄囱缁崮翘欤欢俚奔烦隼雌癫皇呛谩b澯谑撬桶阉械哪概:投颗7挚桓∨3阅蹋灰阅鄄萸嘁端茄概#员闵嗟呐D獭5搅搜缁崮且惶欤@此心概#背〖纺汤辞肟停墒且坏文桃布凡怀隼戳耍隹涂吹秸庵智榭觯械男闹性购蓿械娜滩蛔⌒八
佛说愚人也是这样,想要行布施却又说,等我积财成大款时,然后一顿当布施,结果还未及聚集致富,或被县官、水火盗贼所侵夺,或到命终时也来不及布施了,他们也是同样的愚痴啊!
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