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ACTIONS AND THEIR RETRIBUTIONS. 241 nearthst lences of others, and screens his own shortcomings; ting bird if he takes advantage of his dignity to practise inurns next timidation, and indulges his cruelty to kill and zs; ill wound; if without cause he (wastes cloth) in clipod losses ping and shaping it; cooks animals for food, when 5; if he no rites require it; scatters and throws away the diminishes five grains; and burdens and vexes all living creaexchange tures; if he ruins the families of others, and gets iblic weal possession of their money and valuables; admits the it to him water or raises fire in order to injure their dwellcellences ings; if he throws into confusion the established o others: rules in order to defeat the services of others; and 's; leads injures the implements of others to deprive them of d causes the things they require to use; if, seeing others in on what glory and honour, he wishes them to be banished or c; gives degraded; or seeing them wealthy and prosperous, ajesty; he wishes them to be broken and scattered; if he imself; sees a beautiful woman and forms the thought of s; and illicit intercourse with her; is indebted to men for g rich goods or money, and wishes them to die; if, when
by a his requests and applications are not complied with, 5 mis- his anger vents itself in imprecations; if he sees vours others meeting with misfortune, and begins to speak 's (on of their misdeeds; or seeing them with bodily imther, perfections he laughs at them; or when their abili
ties are worthy of praise, he endeavours to keep them back; if he buries the image of another to obtain an injurious power over him?; or employs poison to kill trees; if he is indignant and angry with his instructors; or opposes and thwarts his
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1 The crimes indicated here are said to have become rife under the Han dynasty, when the arts of sorcery and witchcraft were largely employed to the injury of men.
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