百喻經 50 醫治脊僂喻 Curing a Hunchback

50 Curing a Hunchback

50醫治脊僂喻

Once a man who suddenly became a hunchback went to a doctor for treatment. The doctor treated him with some kind of ointment, and then squeezed the hunchback in between two pieces of wooden planks. He squeezed so hard that the hunchback』s eyes popped out.

Stupid people of the world are like this, too. Wishing to make money, they engage in many trades and professions, not stopping at any kind of illegal method. The profit they gain will not make up for the injuries they create. In the future they will fall into the hells and be like the hunchback whose eyes popped out.

譯文

譬如有人突然患了佝僂病，請醫生來療治。醫生把酥油涂在他身上，上下用板夾著，用力痛壓，雙目不覺一下子都壓擠出來了。

世上的愚人也是這樣，為了修福業，就做生意，利用了許多非法的手段，事情雖是做成了，但是所得抵不過所失，來世進入了地獄，就好比雙目迸出一般。

原典

譬如有人，卒患脊僂，請醫療治。醫以酥涂，上下著板，用力痛壓，不覺雙目一時並出。

世間愚人亦復如是，為修福故，治生估販，作諸非法，其事雖成，利不補害。將來之世，入于地獄，喻雙目出。