（一二）
(One Two)
昔者舍衛國有一貧家，庭中有蒲桃樹，上有數穗，念欲布施道人。時國王先前請食一月，是貧家力勢不如。王正玄許一月，乃得一道人便持施之，語道人言：「念欲施來一月，今乃得願。」道人語優婆夷：「以一月中施矣。」優婆夷言：「我但一穗蒲桃施耳，那得一月施。」道人言：「但一月中念欲施，則為一月也。」
Once, in the kingdom of Shravasti, there was a poor family. In their courtyard grew a grapevine, with several clusters of fruit. The woman of the house wished to offer the grapes to a monk. At that time, the king had invited the monk to a meal for a whole month. But the poor family was not as powerful as the king. When the king finally agreed to release the monk after one month, the woman was finally able to make her offering. She said to the monk, "I have been wanting to give this offering for a month, and now my wish has come true." The monk said to her, "In that case, you have already made the offering for one month."
The woman replied, "But I only offered a single cluster of grapes. How could that count as an offering for a whole month?"
The monk said, "Because you had the intention to offer for an entire month, it counts as a month's offering."
有十八事，人於世間甚大難：一者、值佛世難；二者、正使值佛，成得為人難；三者、正使得成為人，在中國生難；四者、正使在中國生，種姓家難；五者、正使在種姓家，四支六情完具難；六者、正使四支六情完具，財產難；七者、正使得財產，善知識難；八者、正使得善知識，智慧難；九者、正使得智慧，善心難；十者、正使得善心，能布施難；十一者、正使能布施，欲得賢善有德人難；十二者、正使得賢善有德人，往至其所難；十三者、正使至其所，得宜適難；十四者、正使得宜適，受聽問訊說中正難；十五者、正使得中正，解智慧難；十六者、正使得解智慧，能受深經種種難；十七者、正使能受深經依行得道難，是為十八事。
There are eighteen things that are extremely difficult to attain in this world:
1. To be born during the time a Buddha is in the world is difficult. 2. Even if you are born when a Buddha is present, to actually be born as a human being is difficult. 3. Even if you are born as a human, to be born in a central civilized land (where the Dharma is available) is difficult. 4. Even if you are born in a central land, to be born into a respectable family is difficult. 5. Even if you are born into a respectable family, to have all four limbs and six sense faculties complete and healthy is difficult. 6. Even if your body is complete and healthy, to have wealth and property is difficult. 7. Even if you have wealth and property, to encounter good spiritual friends is difficult. 8. Even if you meet good spiritual friends, to gain wisdom is difficult. 9. Even if you gain wisdom, to develop a virtuous and compassionate heart is difficult. 10. Even if you develop a virtuous heart, to be able to practice generosity is difficult. 11. Even if you can practice generosity, to find a truly virtuous and worthy person to give to is difficult. 12. Even if you find such a virtuous person, to actually be able to go to them to make an offering is difficult. 13. Even if you go to them, to find the right moment or occasion is difficult. 14. Even if you find the right moment, to listen respectfully, ask questions, and speak words that are just and balanced is difficult. 15. Even if you speak just and balanced words, to truly understand wisdom is difficult. 16. Even if you understand wisdom, to be able to accept and embrace the profound teachings in their full depth is difficult. 17. Even if you can accept the profound teachings, to put them into practice and attain the path is difficult.
These are the eighteen difficult things.
雜譬喻經
Sutra of Miscellaneous Parables