經真世覺君帝聖關 Sacred Saint Guan's Perfect Text on Enlightenment  (Part I) The Sacred Deity said 曰君帝 "People living in this world (should) 世在生人 honor loyalty to the ruler, 孝忠盡貴 perform one's filial duty and have integrity in such matters. 事等義節 On humanity, not being able to look people straight in the eye, 愧無道人於方 sowing discord in one's scope of operation and not being loyal to the rule(r), 間之地天於立可 failing to perform one's filial duty and lacking integrity in such matters; 事等義節孝忠盡不若 although one is here in this world, 世在雖身 one's conscious is already dead. 死已欺其 This is called dragging out an ignoble existence. 生偷謂是 In this mortal world, the conscience is the spirit 神卽心人凡 and the spirit is the conscience. 心卽神 If the heart is clear, 心愧無 then the spirit is clear. 神愧無 If one disregards the dictates of one's own conscience, 心欺是若 In that case, one is cheating one's own spirit. 神欺是便 Therefore the ancient ones of noble character and virtue follow the 3 Reverences and the 4 Knowledges 知四畏三子君故 and exersize caution. 獨其慎以 Don't say one can in a dark obscure place or room. 欺可室謂勿 The roof may still leak in some clear conscience. 愧可漏屋 One moment moving, the next still. 靜一動一 The gods (will) examine and study (one), 察鑑明神 and one will be under the glare, 手十目十 naturally. 至必所理 The judgment will be clear and evident, 昭昭應報況 without the slightest deviation. 髮毫爽不 Lewdness is the head of all sins. 首惡萬為淫 Filial piety is the source of hundreds of good behavior patterns. 原行百為孝 However, there is still an opposing principle. 但有逆理 In a heart that is abashed, 者愧有心於 don't say 'If it's advantageous, (then) do it 之行而利有謂勿 (This is) the mortal world's rationalization. 理合有凡 In a heart with a clear conscience 者愧無心於 don't say 'If it's not advantageous, (then) don't do it. 行不而利無謂勿 If one fails my teachings, 教吾負若 please try my sword. 刀吾試請 Respect heaven and earth, 地天敬 perform rites for the gods 明神禮 and one's ancestors. 先祖奉 Be filial to one's parents 親雙孝 and loyal to the king('s law). 法王守 Value the principles of your teachers 尊師重 and love your brother(s) 弟右愛 Trust your friends 友朋信 Be on friendly terms with a clan 族宗睦 and with persons from the same rural neighborhood. 鄰鄉和 A nice husband and wife 婦夫別 teach their children and grandchildren. 孫子教 {Then the deity began to speak in stanzas}  (Part II - What One Should Do) And when the time is right 便方行時 Expand and amass one's unpublished good deeds 功陰積廣 Relieve the distressed and the needy 急濟難救 Relieve the orphaned and commiserate the poor 憐貧孤恤 Rebuild the temples 宇廟修創 Print Classic Texts (or Sutras) 文經造印 Apply medicine and bestow tea 茶施藥捨 Stop killing and instead, buy fish, birds and animals and set them free 生放殺戒 Build bridges and repair the roads 路修橋造 Support the hardship of the widower and the widow 困拔寡矜 Consider grain and millet of value and refrain from leading an excessively comfortable life 福惜粟重 Mediate disputes 紛解難排 Donate one's property and assist others in achieving their objectives 美成資捐 Train and teach people 人教訓垂 Analyze revenge 釋解仇冤 Be fair (regarding weight and volume) 平公秤斗 Close to one's virtue 德有近親 Far from one's enemies 人凶避遠 Cover up another's bad deeds and praise his virtue(s) 善揚惡隱 Use things and save the masses 民救物利 Set one's mind toward the Tao 道向心回 Correct one's errors and make a fresh start 新自過改 Have one's bosom filled with benevolence 慈仁腔滿 Evil thoughts not in existence 存不念惡 All things good 事善切一 Confident in performing rituals as instructed 行奉心信 Although people may not see it 見不雖人 The gods already heard it earlier 聞早已神 Increasing blessings and longevity 壽增福加 More children and grandchildren 孫益子添 Dissolving disasters and exterminating sickness 滅病消災 Misfortune will not aggress 侵不患禍 People and things wholly at peace 寧咸物人 The lucky star will shine on you 臨照星吉  (Part III - What One Should Not Do) If there is evilness in one's heart 心惡存若 Not doing good deeds 事善行不 Being lewd with (others') wives and daughters 女妻人淫 Breaking up marriages 姻婚人破 Being evil (while acting like one) with honor and integrity 節名人壞 Envious of others' capabilities 能技人妒 And the resourceful man's property 謀人財產 Instigating arguments 訟爭人唆 Benefiting oneself at the expense of others 己利人損 Living too high on the hog 身潤家肥 Hating heaven and angry at the earth 地恕天恨 Cursing the rain and scolding the wind 地呵雨罵 Slandering the Sacred Ones and ruining the worthy 賢毀聖謗 Destroying statues and imposing on the Gods 神欺像滅 Slaughtering cows and dogs 犬牛殺宰 Dirtying and submerging written papers 紙字溺穢 Abusing ones position and influences 善欺勢恃 Depending on the rich, oppressing the impoverished 貧壓富倚 Abandoning kindred 肉骨人離 Raping brethren 弟兄人間 Disbelieving the real Tao 道正信不 Being an evil lewd thief 淫邪盜奸 Esteeming wasteful extravagance 詐奢尚好 Slighting the diligent and thrifty 儉勤重不 Disregarding the five major grains 轂五棄輕 Ever so gracefully not reciprocating 恩有報不 Unconscionable and self deceiving 己昧心瞞 Tampering with volumes and weights (for one's own illegitimate profit) 秤小斗大 Establishing perverse religious sects 教邪立假 Enticing fools 人愚誘引 Contradicting ascension 天升說詭 Hoarding materialistic items and being lewd 淫行物斂 Clearly very mean and secretly cheating 騙暗瞞明 Double talk and crooked speech 語曲言橫 Cursing and swearing in the day 詛咒日白 Stabbing people in the back 害謀地背 Negating the existence of heavenly principles 理天存不 Not getting along with people 心人順不 Not believing in cause and effect 應報信不 Leading people to wickedness 惡作人引 Not cultivating goodness 善片修不 Committing all evils 事惡諸行 Raising lawsuits and disputes 舌口詞官 Being bandits and robbers 賊盜火水 Evil poison, extreme misery and pestilent epidemic plagues 疫瘟毒惡 Doltishly defeating wriggling life 蠢產敗生 Killing people and ruining families 家亡身殺 The male stealing, the female being loose 淫女盜男 With sooner retribution on the self 身在報近 And later retribution on the children and grandchildren 孫子報遠 
(Part IV - Conclusion) The gods will examine and study 察鑒明神 With no confusion 紊不髮毫 The two ways: Good and evil 途兩惡善 Misfortune and blessings to be divided 分攸福禍 Good doers to be blessed 報福善行 Evil doers, misfortune will descend 臨禍惡作 \ Me giving this speech 語斯作經 Is the wish of all the faithful in performing rituals as instructed 行奉人願 Although this speech is fundamental 近淺雖言 It will greatly augment one's mind and body 心身益大 Make fun of it (?) 言經侮戲 Separation: decapitation style 形分首斬 If one can uphold recitation (of this text) 誦持能有 Dissolve evilness and gather felicity 慶聚凶消 Request a boy, get a boy 子得子求 Request longevity, get longevity 壽得壽求 Riches, honor and an official rank 名功貴富 All can be achieved 成有能皆 For all prayers 祈所有凡 Will achieve what one wishes 獲而意如 Myriads of misfortune melt like snow 消雪禍萬 A thousand auspicious clouds converge 集雲祥千 All with blessings 福此如諸 Spiritual excellence may be achieved 致可善惟 I am selfless and unselfish 私無本經 To spiritually aid the good people 人善佑惟 So that the good people will perform rituals as instructed 行奉善眾 Don't neglect this will."。 志厥怠毋 (fin)  \
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