法句经（Sujato 英译）第 10 品 · 10. The Rod · DHP 129–145

Minor CollectionMinor CollectionSayings of the Dhamma 129–145Sayings of the Dhamma 129–14510. The Rod10. The Rod

All tremble at the rod,All tremble at the rod,all fear death.all fear death.Treating others like oneself,Treating others like oneself,

neither kill nor incite to kill.neither kill nor incite to kill.All tremble at the rod,All tremble at the rod,all love life.all love life.

Treating others like oneself,Treating others like oneself,neither kill nor incite to kill.neither kill nor incite to kill.Creatures love happiness,Creatures love happiness,

so if you harm them with a stickso if you harm them with a stickin search of your own happiness,in search of your own happiness,after death you won’t find happiness.after death you won’t find happiness.

Creatures love happiness,Creatures love happiness,so if you don’t harm them with a stickso if you don’t harm them with a stickin search of your own happiness,in search of your own happiness,

after death you will find happiness.after death you will find happiness.Don’t speak harshly,Don’t speak harshly,they may speak harshly back.they may speak harshly back.

For aggressive speech is painful,For aggressive speech is painful,and the rod may spring back on you.and the rod may spring back on you.If you still yourselfIf you still yourself

like a broken gong,like a broken gong,you reach extinguishmentyou reach extinguishmentand know no conflict.and know no conflict.

As a cowherd drives the cowsAs a cowherd drives the cowsto pasture with the rod,to pasture with the rod,so too old age and deathso too old age and death

drive life from living beings.drive life from living beings.The fool does not understandThe fool does not understandthe evil that they do.the evil that they do.

But because of those deeds, that simpletonBut because of those deeds, that simpletonis tormented as if burnt by fire.is tormented as if burnt by fire.One who violently attacksOne who violently attacks

the peaceful and the innocentthe peaceful and the innocentswiftly fallsswiftly fallsto one of ten bad states:to one of ten bad states:

harsh pain; loss;harsh pain; loss;the breakup of the body;the breakup of the body;serious illness;serious illness;

mental distress;mental distress;hazards from rulers;hazards from rulers;vicious slander;vicious slander;

loss of kin;loss of kin;destruction of wealth;destruction of wealth;or else their homeor else their home

is consumed by fire.is consumed by fire.When their body breaks up, that witless personWhen their body breaks up, that witless personis reborn in hell.is reborn in hell.

Not nudity, nor matted hair, nor mud,Not nudity, nor matted hair, nor mud,nor fasting, nor lying on bare ground,nor fasting, nor lying on bare ground,nor wearing dust and dirt, or squatting on the heels,nor wearing dust and dirt, or squatting on the heels,

will cleanse a mortal not free of doubt.will cleanse a mortal not free of doubt.Dressed up they may be, but if they live well—Dressed up they may be, but if they live well—peaceful, tamed, committed to the spiritual path,peaceful, tamed, committed to the spiritual path,

having laid aside violence toward all creatures—having laid aside violence toward all creatures—they are a brahmin, an ascetic, a mendicant.they are a brahmin, an ascetic, a mendicant.Can a person constrained by conscienceCan a person constrained by conscience

be found in the world?be found in the world?Who shies away from blame,Who shies away from blame,like a fine horse from the whip?like a fine horse from the whip?

Like a fine horse under the whip,Like a fine horse under the whip,be keen and full of urgency.be keen and full of urgency.With faith, ethics, and energy,With faith, ethics, and energy,

immersion, and investigation of principles,immersion, and investigation of principles,accomplished in knowledge and conduct, mindful,accomplished in knowledge and conduct, mindful,give up this vast suffering.give up this vast suffering.

While irrigators guide water,While irrigators guide water,fletchers bend arrows straight,fletchers bend arrows straight,and carpenters bend timber straight,and carpenters bend timber straight,

those true to their vows tame themselves.those true to their vows tame themselves.