§16 灌甘蔗喻

(16) water the sugar - cane

昔有二人，共种甘蔗，而作誓言：“种好者赏；其不好者，当重罚之。”时二人中，一者念言：“甘蔗极甜，若压取汁，还灌甘蔗树，甘美必甚，得胜于彼。”

once upon a time two men who cultivated sugar-cane, pledged that the one who had a good harvest would win prizes, while the one with a bad harvest would be heavily penalized. one of them thought, "the sugar-cane itself is very sweet. it will be more delicious if i water it with its compressed juice. then i will get the upper hand over him."

即压甘蔗，取汁用溉，冀望滋味。反败种子，所有甘蔗，一切都失。

immediately, he began to press the juice from the sugar-cane. he watered the plant with the juice in the hope of making it more delicious. instead, he destroyed the seedling and lost his entire plantation.

世人亦尔：欲求善福，恃己豪贵，专形挟势，迫胁下民，陵夺财物，以用作福。本期善
果，不知将来反获其患殃。如压甘蔗，彼此都失。

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