§27 治鞭疮喻

(27) dress whip wounds

昔有一人，为王所鞭。既被鞭已，以马屎拊之，欲令速差。有愚人见之，心生欢喜，便作是言：“我快得是治疮方法。”

once upon a time, there was a man who was punished by the king by whipping and was wounded from it. he applied on the wounds horse excrement for quick recovery. a stupid man nearby was pleased to see it. he said to himself, "i have just discovered the method to cure a wound faster."

即便归家，语其儿言：“汝鞭我背，我得好法，今欲试之。”

as soon as he got home, he told his son, "you are going to whip me until i'm wounded. i have got a good method to cure wounds. i should like to try it."

儿为鞭背，以马屎拊之，以为善巧。

then, he was flogged by his son who dressed his wounds with horse excrement, believing it was a good method.

世人亦尔。闻有人言，修不净观，即得除去五阴身疮。便作是言：“我欲观于女色，及以五欲。”

so are the people at large who hear that the practice of meditation on impurities could remove the evil corruption of the body. they say to themselves in these words, "we are going to meditate on venery and the five desires."

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