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title: 百喻經 13 說人喜瞋喻 Commenting On SomeoneS Quick Temper
description: "13 Commenting On Someone'S Quick Temper"
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13 Commenting On Someone'S Quick Temper

13說人喜瞋喻

Once a group of people sat in a house commenting on someone as being of good virtue except for two faults:

First, he was quick- tempered. Second, he was impulsive.

At the time, this man happened to pass by the door and heard the comment. He entered the house, grabbed the man who had criticized him, and started to beat him.

Thereupon one bystander asked why he beat the man.

He replied, "When did I ever lose my temper or act impulsively? This man said: I often did so. That's why I have beaten him."

The bystander pointed out, "Your action at once demonstrates that you have often lost your temper and acted impulsively. Why do you still want to conceal your character from others?"

This man who resents to having his faults exposed, often leads people to lay all the blame for the stupidity and foolishness on him.

People, who are addicted to drinking and other debaucheries, when scolded by others, strongly hate their critics in turn. Moreover, they try desperately to justify themselves by bringing forward all sorts of excuses. Those men are just like that stupid man who disliked hearing about his faults discussed.

譯文

過去，有一個人與大家坐于屋中閒聊，讚歎某人德行極好，唯有兩個缺陷：一是喜歡發怒，二是作事倉促。此時那人恰好在門外走過，聽了這話，勃然大怒，即刻走入屋中，擒住那說自己過惡的人，揮拳就打。傍人問道：「為何打人啊?」這人答道：「我哪時喜歡發怒，作事倉促?這人卻說我總是喜歡發怒，作事倉促，所以打他。」傍人說道：「如今已經明擺在眼前了，你這易怒莽撞的形相，為何還要忌諱呢?」人家說他的缺陷，反而憤憤不平，大家都對他的愚惑大為驚訝!

就譬如世間好飲酒的人，沈溺于杯盞之間，作出種種放逸的事情來，見有人訶責他們，反而產生痛恨的心情，竭力引用一些名賢作佐證，來為自身辯護。好像這位愚人，忌諱聽人說他過錯，一旦見人在說，反而要打人家。

原典

過去有人，共多人眾坐于屋中，嘆一外人德行極好，唯有二過：一者喜瞋，二者作事倉卒。爾時此人過在門外，聞作是語，更生瞋恚，即入其屋，擒彼道己過惡之人，以手打撲。傍人問言：「何故打也?」其人答言：「我曾何時喜瞋、倉卒?而此人者，道我恆喜瞋恚、作事倉卒，是故打之。」傍人語言：「汝今喜瞋、倉卒之相即時現驗，云何諱之?」人說過惡，而起怨責，深為眾人怪其愚惑。

譬如世間飲酒之夫，耽荒沈酒，作諸放逸，見人呵責，反生尤嫉，苦引證佐，用自明白。若此愚人，諱聞己過，見他道說，反欲打撲之。

解說

當場展演自己的毛病來證明自己沒有毛病，常常是聞過則怒的人的做法。