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 9.—Enkō ga tsuki wo toran to suru ga gotoshi.

Like monkeys trying to snatch the moon’s reflection on water.

10.—En naki shujō wa doshi gatashi.

To save folk having no karma-relation would be difficult indeed!

11.—Fujō seppō suru hōshi wa, hirataké ni umaru.

The priest who preaches foul doctrine shall be reborn as a fungus.