法句经（Sujato 英译）第 19 品 · 19. The Just · DHP 256–272

Minor CollectionMinor CollectionSayings of the Dhamma 256–272Sayings of the Dhamma 256–27219. The Just19. The Just

You don’t become justYou don’t become justby passing hasty judgment.by passing hasty judgment.An astute person evaluates bothAn astute person evaluates both

what is pertinent and what is irrelevant.what is pertinent and what is irrelevant.A wise one judges others without haste,A wise one judges others without haste,justly and impartially;justly and impartially;

that guardian of the lawthat guardian of the lawis said to be just.is said to be just.You’re not an astute scholarYou’re not an astute scholar

just because you speak a lot.just because you speak a lot.One who is secure, free of enmity and fear,One who is secure, free of enmity and fear,is said to be astute.is said to be astute.

You’re not one who has memorized the teachingYou’re not one who has memorized the teachingjust because you recite a lot.just because you recite a lot.Someone who directly sees the teachingSomeone who directly sees the teaching

after hearing only a littleafter hearing only a littleis truly one who has memorized the teaching,is truly one who has memorized the teaching,for they can never forget it.for they can never forget it.

You don’t become a seniorYou don’t become a seniorby getting some grey hairs;by getting some grey hairs;for one ripe only in age,for one ripe only in age,

is said to have aged in vain.is said to have aged in vain.One who is truthful and principled,One who is truthful and principled,harmless, restrained, and self-controlled,harmless, restrained, and self-controlled,

attentive, purged of stains,attentive, purged of stains,is said to be a senior.is said to be a senior.Not by mere enunciation,Not by mere enunciation,

or a beautiful complexionor a beautiful complexiondoes a person become holy,does a person become holy,if they’re jealous, stingy, and devious.if they’re jealous, stingy, and devious.

But if they’ve cut that out,But if they’ve cut that out,dug it up at the root, eradicated it,dug it up at the root, eradicated it,that intelligent one, purged of vice,that intelligent one, purged of vice,

is said to be holy.is said to be holy.A liar and breaker of vows is no asceticA liar and breaker of vows is no asceticjust because they shave their head.just because they shave their head.

How on earth can one be an asceticHow on earth can one be an asceticwho’s full of desire and greed?who’s full of desire and greed?One who stops all wicked deeds,One who stops all wicked deeds,

great and small,great and small,because of stopping wicked deedsbecause of stopping wicked deedsis said to be an ascetic.is said to be an ascetic.

You don’t become a mendicantYou don’t become a mendicantjust by begging from others.just by begging from others.One who has undertaken domestic dutiesOne who has undertaken domestic duties

has not yet become a mendicant.has not yet become a mendicant.But one living a spiritual life,But one living a spiritual life,who has banished both merit and evil,who has banished both merit and evil,

who wanders having appraised the world,who wanders having appraised the world,is said to be a mendicant.is said to be a mendicant.You don’t become a sage by being sagelike,You don’t become a sage by being sagelike,

while still confused and ignorant.while still confused and ignorant.The astute one who holds the scales,The astute one who holds the scales,taking only the best,taking only the best,

and shunning the bad—and shunning the bad—that is a sage, and that is how one becomes a sage.that is a sage, and that is how one becomes a sage.One who sagely weighs both in the world,One who sagely weighs both in the world,

is thereby said to be a sage.is thereby said to be a sage.You don’t become a noble oneYou don’t become a noble oneby harming living beings.by harming living beings.

One harmless toward all living beingsOne harmless toward all living beingsis said to be a noble one.is said to be a noble one.Not by precepts and observances,Not by precepts and observances,

nor by much learning,nor by much learning,nor by meditative immersion,nor by meditative immersion,nor by living in seclusion,nor by living in seclusion,

do I experience the bliss of renunciationdo I experience the bliss of renunciationnot frequented by ordinary people.not frequented by ordinary people.A mendicant cannot rest confidentA mendicant cannot rest confident

without attaining the end of defilements.without attaining the end of defilements.