佛fú告gào善shàn业yè：“譬pì若ruò大dà海hǎi中zhōng船chuán卒zú坏huài，其qí船chuán中zhōng人rén不bù取qǔ板bǎn樯qiáng，不bù能néng得dé渡dù，必bì于yú水shuǐ死sǐ。若ruò得dé板bǎn若ruò樯qiáng，有yǒu健jiàn者zhě乘chéng骑qí，便biàn不bù死sǐ。当dāng知zhī顺shùn随suí海hǎi水shuǐ出chū也yě。闿kǎi士shì大dà士shì有yǒu信xìn乐lè、有yǒu定dìng行xíng、有yǒu精jīng进jìn，欲yù得de无wú上shàng正zhèng真zhēn道dào而ér不bù得dé明míng度dù，变biàn谋móu明míng慧huì不bù得dé学xué，当dāng中zhōng道dào得dé应yīng仪yí、缘yuán一yī觉jiào道dào。其qí有yǒu信xìn乐lè、定dìng行xíng、精jīng进jìn，欲yù逮dǎi无wú上shàng正zhèng真zhēn道dào，得dé学xué明míng度dù权quán慧huì者zhě，终zhōng不bù中zhōng道dào懈xiè，过guò出chū应yīng仪yí、缘yuán一yī觉jiào去qù，正zhèng在zài无wú上shàng正zhèng真zhēn道dào中zhōng立lì。譬pì若ruò士shì女nǚ持chí坏huài瓶píng取qǔ水shuǐ，知zhī不bù久jiǔ必bì坏huài。所suǒ以yǐ然rán者zhě，未wèi成chéng故gù。学xué不bù逮dǎi此cǐ深shēn法fǎ，终zhōng不bù能néng逮dǎi一yī切qiè智zhì，便biàn中zhōng道dào厌yàn却què，堕duò二èr道dào中zhōng。譬pì若ruò持chí瓦wǎ瓶píng行xíng担dān水shuǐ，安ān隐yǐn归guī至zhì。何hé以yǐ故gù？已yǐ成chéng故gù。学xué得dé深shēn法fǎ，知zhī终zhōng不bù中zhōng道dào息xī，恣zì心xīn上shàng无wú上shàng正zhèng真zhēn道dào。譬pì若ruò大dà海hǎi中zhōng船chuán，不bù善shàn护hù，以yǐ财cái物wù着zhe中zhōng，至zhì于yú道dào坏huài，财cái物wù离lí散sàn，亡wáng其qí重zhòng宝bǎo。如rú是shì闿kǎi士shì大dà士shì正zhèng使shǐ至zhì意yì学xué，不bù得dé深shēn法fǎ，当dāng知zhī中zhōng道dào厌yàn，便biàn亡wáng名míng宝bǎo，中zhōng道dào懈xiè怠dài，堕duò二èr道dào中zhōng。譬pì若ruò有yǒu人rén施shī张zhāng大dà海hǎi中zhōng故gù船chuán，补bǔ治zhì，持chí财cái物wù着zhe中zhōng，有yǒu所suǒ至zhì，不bù中zhōng道dào坏huài，必bì到dào其qí处chù。如rú是shì闿kǎi士shì大dà士shì有yǒu信xìn乐lè、定dìng行xíng、精jīng进jìn学xué，又yòu得dé深shēn法fǎ，终zhōng不bù中zhōng懈xiè，正zhèng上shàng无wú上shàng正zhèng真zhēn道dào中zhōng立lì，终zhōng不bù堕duò两liǎng道dào，正zhèng向xiàng佛fó门mén。譬pì如rú人rén年nián老lǎo而ér身shēn病bìng。云yún何hé，是shì人rén能néng从cóng床chuáng自zì起qǐ不bù？”

善shàn业yè言yán：“不bù能néng，天tiān中zhōng天tiān！或huò时shí起qǐ无wú力lì，不bù能néng自zì致zhì，正zhèng使shǐ病bìng愈yù能néng自zì起qǐ，会huì不bù能néng行xíng步bù。”

佛fú言yán：“如rú是shì，闿kǎi士shì大dà士shì具jù如rú上shàng所suǒ行xíng学xué，不bù得dé深shēn法fǎ而ér欲yù逮dǎi无wú上shàng正zhèng真zhēn道dào，终zhōng不bù至zhì佛fú，当dāng中zhōng道dào懈xiè，堕duò二èr道dào中zhōng。譬pì如rú老lǎo病bìng人rén除chú愈yù，欲yù起qǐ行xíng，有yǒu健jiàn人rén来lái扶fú持chí之zhī，告gào曰yuē：“无wú恐kǒng，我wǒ自zì相xiāng送sòng，终zhōng不bù中zhōng道dào相xiāng弃qì，送sòng着zhe所suǒ乐lè处chù。”如rú是shì，具jù有yǒu上shàng行xíng闿kǎi士shì学xué得dé此cǐ深shēn明míng度dù无wú极jí、变biàn谋móu明míng慧huì，当dāng知zhī终zhōng不bù中zhōng道dào懈xiè，必bì能néng究jiū竟jìng于yú中zhōng得de无wú上shàng正zhèng真zhēn道dào。”