[Chapter Two Delivered. Warning Proverbs, Must Be Learned, Can Comprehend Many Life Principles!]
8. Obstacles
Forty-Five, Every act of evil harms the perpetrator much more than the victim.
Forty-Six, Do not underestimate a small evil, thinking I will not receive retribution. The water jug fills up from tiny drops of water. Foolish people keep committing small misdeeds, and over time, they become full of evil.
Forty-Seven, Enlightened perception has five obstacles: greed, hatred, sleepiness and drowsiness, restlessness and worry, doubt.
Forty-Eight, When evil deeds have not yet matured (have not yet produced results), foolish people view evil deeds as sweet. But when their deeds mature, they experience sorrow.
Forty-Nine, Those without faith, who are dishonest, love lying, and do not contemplate the afterlife, may commit all kinds of evil deeds.
