百喻經(jīng)之九十: 地得金錢喻

　　(90) PICKING UP MONEY

　　昔有貧人在路而行，道中偶得一囊金錢，心中大喜躍，即便數(shù)之。數(shù)未能周，金主忽至，盡還奪錢。其人當(dāng)時(shí)悔不急去，懊惱之情，甚為極苦。

　　Once upon a time, there was a poor man who picked up a sack of money in the streets. He was overwhelmed with happiness. Then he began to count the money. Suddenly, the real owner of the money showed up. He had to give back the whole sack. He regretted for not having gone off to a far away place sooner. He felt great pain for his loss.

　　遇佛法者，亦復(fù)如是。雖得值遇三寶福田，不勤方便，修行善業(yè)，忽爾命終，墮三惡道。如彼愚人，還為其主奪錢而去。如偈所說：

　　This is also held to be true with people who come into contact with Buddhism. Although people have the opportunity to meet the Three Precious One's Blessings, if they are not going earnestly good work's in time, they will fall into the Three Evil Paths of Transmigration after their deaths. His is just like that stupid man who gave back the money that he had found. As the Stanza has it:

　　今日營(yíng)此事，明日造彼事。

　　樂著不觀苦，不覺死賊至。

　　匆匆營(yíng)眾務(wù)，凡人無不爾。

　　如彼數(shù)錢者，其事亦如此。

　　People, who are managing this business today, will plan another tomorrow.

　　Only thinking of enjoyment without contemplation sorrow.

　　Can make a man unaware of the impermanence of death.

　　However, busily occupied in their worldly affairs.

　　The common people always retard to get deliverance like that man counting the money.

　　白話：

　　曾有一個(gè)窮人，在路上走著，路途中偶然拾得一囊金錢，心中大喜，隨即一一點(diǎn)數(shù)起來。還沒能數(shù)完，失主忽然尋找過來，把錢全都奪了回去。這人當(dāng)時(shí)后悔沒有快快離去，懊惱的心情，使他十分痛苦，不堪承受。

　　值遇上佛法的人也是這樣，雖是遇見了三寶福田，然而不精勤方便修行善業(yè)的話，有朝一日忽然命終了，便墮入于三惡道中，就像那個(gè)愚人一樣，還被失主奪了錢去。如偈所說：

　　今日造這個(gè)業(yè)，明日做那樁事，

　　執(zhí)著于快樂不思索一下苦，不知不覺死賊來?yè)屃嗣ァ?/p>

　　急匆匆做這做那，凡夫眾生人人這樣，

　　就像那愚人埋頭數(shù)金錢，空歡喜一場(chǎng)，所得到的金錢轉(zhuǎn)眼間又失去了。