譬如一村共偷牦牛而共食之。
For example, there were people from a village who together stole a yak and together ate it.
其失牛者逐迹至村，唤此村人问其由状，而语之言：「尔在此村不？」
That person who lost the yak followed the footprints and arrived at the village. Calling this village’s people, he asked them about their reasons and situation. He then spoke to them, saying, ‘Do you live in this village or not?’
偷者对曰：「我实无村。」
Those who stole replied, ‘We truly have no village.’
又问：「尔村中有池，在此池边共食牛不？」
Again asking, ‘This village within has a pond. Did you at this pondside together eat the yak or not?’
答言：「无池。」
In reply, saying, ‘There is no pond.’
又问：「池傍有树不？」
Again asking, ‘Does this pondside have a tree or not?’
对言：「无树。」
To answer, saying, ‘There is no tree.’
又问：「偷牛之时在尔村东不？」
Again asking, ‘At the time of stealing the yak, were you at the village’s East or not?’
对曰：「无东。」
In reply, ‘There is no East.’
又问：「当尔偷牛非日中时耶？」
Again asking, ‘When you stole the yak, was it not at noon?’
对曰：「无中。」
In reply, ‘There is no noon.’
又问：「纵可无村及以无树，何有天下无东无时？知尔妄语都不可信，尔偷牛食不？」
Again asking, ‘Even if there may be no village and no tree, how can the heavens below have no East and no time? Knowing you are with false speech, that all cannot be believed, did you steal my yak and eat it or not?’
对言：「实食。」
To answer, saying, ‘We truly ate it.’
破戒之人亦复如是，覆藏罪过不肯发露，死入地狱，诸天善神以天眼观不得覆藏，如彼食牛不得欺拒。
Of people who break precepts, they are likewise thus, covering to hide their transgressions, not willing to reveal them, after death entering the hells. As all heavenly good gods, are with the heavenly eye looking, they cannot cover to hide them, like those eating the yak, this cannot be deceived and denied.
[Note 1: Those who break the Fourth Precept (第四戒) by having false speech (妄语) are dangerous to themselves and others because they can simply lie to cover up for many other precepts broken, thus further harming one and all.]
[Note 2: Habitual and unrepentant liars will eventually unwittingly reveal the truth that they were lying all along, as the more lies they tell to cover earlier lies, the more difficult it becomes to conceal them, with every lie being a weakness, before the whole network of lies unravels. This contrasts with truths being ‘strong’ as they will always endure, even if they are yet to be discovered and stand alone.]
[Note 3: Even if some lies seem to go undetected until the end of this life, the unrelenting law of karma will ensure there are consequences of suffering accordingly, even in the manner of dying and in future lives.]
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