百喻經之九六: 詐稱眼盲喻
§96 詐稱眼盲喻
(96) pretending to be blind
昔有工匠師為王作務，不堪其苦，詐言眼盲，便得脫苦。
once upon a time, there was a trained craftsman who worked for the king. he could not bear the hardship and deceitfully said he was blind in order to release himself from the hard work.
有余作師聞之，便欲自毀其目，用避苦役。有人語言：“汝何以自毀，徒受其苦？”如是愚人，為世人所笑。
on hearing it, another craftsman wanted to gouge out his own eyes so as to avoid the tiresome drudgery. someone then asked him, "why do you want to gouge out your eyes only to make yourself suffer more in another way?" such a stupid man was laughed at by the people.
凡夫之人，亦復如是。為少名譽，及以利養，便故妄言，毀壞凈戒，身死命終，墮三惡道。如彼愚人，為少利故，自毀其目。
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