百喻經之七一: 為二婦喪其兩目喻
§71 為二婦喪其兩目喻
(71) the man who turned blind
昔有一人，聘取二婦。若近其一，為一所嗔。不能裁斷，便在二婦中間，正身仰臥。值天大雨，屋舍淋漏，水土俱下，墮其眼中。以先有要，不敢起避，遂令二目俱失其明。
once upon a time, there was a man who had two wives. whenever he was with one of them, the other got very angry. faced with such a dilemma, he decided one night to lie flat on the back between the two. it happened that it was raining so heavily that their house began to have a leak. water and mud fell into his eyes, but he dared not get up and run away, due to the decision he had taken before. finally he became completely blind.
世間凡夫亦復如是。親近邪友，習行非法，造作結業，墮三惡道，長處生死，喪智慧眼。如彼愚夫，為其二婦故，二眼俱失。
this is also held to be true with the common people of the world. by keeping bad company and doing unlawful deeds, people create karmas and fall into the three evil paths of transmigration. not only will they remain in the round of existences forever, but also lose their eyes of wisdom, just like the stupid man who turned blind.
白話：
從前有一個人娶了兩位妻子，若是親近其中的一位，另一位就生氣了，決斷不下，便在兩位妻子中間直端端地仰臥著。正值天下大雨，屋舍淋漏，水土俱下，墮落在他的眼中。因先有約定的緣故，不敢起身躲避，便使得雙目都失明了。
世間的凡夫也是這樣，親近壞朋友，習行非法的事，迷惑了身心，造作出惡業，墮于三惡道中，長處生死輪回，喪失掉慧眼，就好像那個愚人，為了兩個妻子的緣故，使雙目都失明了。
源流：
《經律異相》卷四十四引《十卷譬喻經》卷三：昔有一人作兩業，有二婦。適詣小婦，小婦語言：「我年少，婿年老，我不樂住，可往大婦處作居。」其婿拔去白發。適至大婦處，大婦語言：「我年老，頭已白。婿頭黑，宜去。」于是拔黑作白，如是不止，頭遂禿盡。二婦惡之，便各舍去，坐愁致死。過去世時，作寺中狗。水東一寺，水西一寺。聞犍搥鳴，狗便往得食。后日兩寺同時鳴磬，狗浮水欲渡，適欲至西，復恐東寺食好；向東，復恐西寺食好。如是猶豫，溺死水中。（《大正藏》第五十三冊第二三一頁）
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