如是因緣（五之二）

多欲之人如蛾投火
狹隘之人如豆之目
攀緣之人如蠅逐臭
忐忑之人如坐針氈
驚慌之人如鳥獸散
失足之人如覆地水
模仿之人如法泡製
昏庸之人如聾作啞
多話之人如長舌婦
亡國之人如覆巢卵
吸毒之人如繭自縛
犯法之人如過街鼠
背信之人如芒刺背
害群之人如粥中屎
懊悔之人如入錯行
潰敗之人如喪家犬
孱弱之人如風中燭
盲從之人如鳥學語
負債之人如做馬牛
桎梏之人如籠中鳥

Similes (2)

Covetous people are like a moth to the flame.
Narrow-minded people are like eyes the size of a pea.
Flagrantly sociable people are like flies to rotten meat.
Fearful people are like sitting on a bed of nails.
Panicked people are like fleeing animals.
Faltering people are like spilt water.
Mimetic people are like mimics.
Fatuous people are like those pretending to be deaf and dumb.
Chatty people are like women fond of gossip.
Treacherous people are like an overturned nest.
Drug users are like spinning a cocoon around themselves.
Criminals are like rats chased on the streets.
Reneging people are like prinkling down one’s back.
Dishonorable people are like a rotten apple in the barrel.
Remorseful people are like they have fallen into the wrong path.
Defeated people are like a stray dog.
Frail people are like a candle in the wind.
People who follow blindly are like mimicking birds.
People in debt are like slaves.
Chained people are like a caged bird.