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欺骗

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虚妄不实

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cheating or trickiness

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lying

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to be acceptable

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欺诈和虚妄的言辞，怎能容它存在？

　　If we lie or try to fool others, how can we be accepted by them

　　曾有学生这么问﹕「在不杀、不盗、不邪淫、不妄语和不饮酒这五戒里头，哪个戒最难守得住？」大多数人认为不杀最难，也很多人以为不盗最难；其实不妄语更难！为什么呢？因为生活在世俗社会的一般人，总是对杀盗淫等大恶较有戒心，对饮酒吸毒也很警惕，唯独轻忽了妄语的要紧性，以为既不致损身害命，更无伤大雅，于是乎信口一句话或一个玩笑，就已经破妄语戒了！不过讲话虽然要诚实，为了顾全大局或大信用，有时却也不得不说小谎。总之，是否信实，以初发心那一念为凭；医生为怕病人失去求生意志而说他得的不是癌症，不算破戒。

　　Students have asked, "Among the five precepts of no killing, no stealing, no sexual misconduct, no lying, and no taking intoxicants, which precept is the hardest to uphold

　　" The great majority of people think not killing is the hardest; ma…

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