人生諸苦

慳貪之人伶仃孤苦
揮霍之人求不得苦
懶惰之人千辛萬苦
矯情之人嘴甜心苦
麻木之人不知甘苦
執著之人放不下苦
瞋恨之人怨憎會苦
五逆之人倒懸悲苦
風塵之人內心痛苦
流浪之人顛波淚苦
邊疆之人窮困辛苦
軍中之人戰鬥累苦
病亡之人愛別離苦
乞討之人淒涼哀苦
創業之人備嘗辛苦
發心之人不辭勞苦
養育之人含辛茹苦
情義之人同甘共苦
勤奮之人不以為苦
慈悲之人喜樂拔苦
喜捨之人濟貧救苦
積善之人無有眾苦

The Pains of Life

Stinginess and greed cause the pain of loneliness.
Extravagance causes the pain of discontent.
Laziness causes the pain of hardship.
Pretentiousness causes the pain of insincerity.
Nonchalance causes the pain of apathy.
Stubbornness causes the pain of attachment.
Anger causes the pain of unpleasant meetings.
The Five Offenses cause the pain of being born as an animal.
Prostitution bears the pain of unspeakable torment.
Vagrancy causes the pain of displacement.
Being on the outlying areas bears the pain of destitution.
Being a soldier suffers the pain of battle.
Sickness and death suffer the pain of separation from loved ones.
Beggardom suffers the pain of desolation.
Entrepreneurship suffers the pain of toil and fatigue.
Aspiration keeps one immune to painstaking effort.
Parents willingly endure the hardships of raising a child.
Righteous and loyal ones partake in each other’s pains and joys.
Diligence keeps one insusceptible to hardship.
Compassion relieves others from pain by giving them joy and happiness.
Generosity helps those in pain of being poor and needy.
Good deeds keep one free from all forms of pain.