昔有雄雌二鸽共同一巢，秋果熟时取果满巢，于其后时果干减少唯半巢在，雄瞋雌言：「取果勤苦，汝独食之，唯有半在。」
In the past, there were a male and female, two doves together living in the one same nest. When in autumn, with fruits ripening, they obtained fruits and filled the nest. At that later time, with the fruits drying, reducing to seem less, only with half remaining, the male dove angrily to the female dove said, ‘Obtaining of the fruits was with diligent hard work, yet you alone ate them, only having half remaining.’
雌鸽答言：「我不独食，果自减少。」
The female dove replied, saying, ‘I did not alone eat them, with the fruits naturally reducing to seem less.’
雄鸽不信，瞋恚而言：「非汝独食，何由减少？」即便以觜啄雌鸽杀。
The male dove, not believing, with anger then said, ‘If it was not you alone eating them, with what cause did they reduce to be less?’ Immediately with his beak pecking the female dove, he killed her.
未经几日，天降大雨，果得湿润还复如故，雄鸽见已方生悔恨：「彼实不食，我妄杀他。」
Yet to pass a few days, from the sky falling great rain, as the fruits got moist, returning to again be like before thus, the male dove, seeing this already, then gave rise to regret, ‘As that dove truly did not eat them, I have wrongly killed her.’
即悲鸣命唤雌鸽汝何处去？
He then sorrowfully called out for the female dove, ‘To what place have you gone?’
凡夫之人亦复如是，颠倒在怀，妄取欲乐不观无常，犯于重禁悔之于后竟何所及？后唯悲叹如彼愚鸽。
Of ordinary beings’ people, they are likewise thus, with the inverted in their embrace, presumptuously taking their desired joys, not contemplating impermanence. With violating of heavy prohibitions, with regrets for those arriving later. In the end, how can that be in time? Later only mournfully sighing, they are like that foolish dove.
[Note: There should be upright embracing of the Right Dharma (正法) with a sense of urgency as the already limited time in this life is always running out. If there are endless distractions by worldly desires, even leading to the breaking of many precepts, there might not be enough time for proper repentance and remedial action later.]
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