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## Eleventh Chapter
245. Alas, how great is the sorrow of those beings who are subject to the senses, who are addicted to the pleasures of the senses, and who are consumed by an insatiable desire for them! They are destined to experience immeasurable suffering.
198. In the forest, the mighty wild elephants, leaders of their herds, intoxicated with passion, fall into pits, lured by the touch of the she-elephants, and suffer greatly.
199. In a lake adorned with blooming lotuses, the fish, swimming freely, are lured by the bait of flesh attached to a hook, and perish, losing their lives.
200. The bee, attracted by the intoxicating scent of the elephant's musk, buzzes around, and is struck by the elephant's ears, meeting its death.
201. The moth, drawn to the flickering flame, repeatedly falls into the fire, its body blackened like ink, and despite its unwillingness, it meets its demise.
202. The deer, roaming freely in the forest, nourished by tender and delicious grass shoots, are captivated by the hunter's songs and meet their end.
203. If even a single object of sense, when enjoyed, brings about so much suffering, what then can be said of the enjoyment of all five senses?
204. Just as an object carried away by the current of a river falls into a deep pit and is whirled around in its eddies, so too, this being, carried away by the objects of sense, falls into the deep pit of human existence and is whirled around in the eddies of suffering.
205. This foolish being, deluded by the objects of sense, first desires wealth, and in his pursuit of it, he experiences many hardships and suffers greatly.
206. Even when he is afflicted with suffering, he is still not satisfied, and he continues to chase after more, always experiencing sorrow.
196. Just as a person who drinks salty water becomes even thirstier, so too, this being, through the enjoyment of the objects of sense, becomes even more attached to them.