為什麼要受持五戒？（中英對照）　宣化上人著

◎ 什麼叫「十善」？

◎ What are the ten good deeds?

十善是十惡的反面。十惡是什麼呢？身有三惡--殺、盜、婬。意有三惡--貪、瞋、癡。口有四惡--綺語、妄言、惡口、兩舌，幾乎佔了十惡的一半。

The ten good deeds are just the opposite of ten bad deeds. The ten bad deeds are: killing, stealing, and sexual misconduct, which are done by the body; greed, hatred, and ignorance, which belong to the mind; and lying, loose speech, harsh speech, and divisive speech, which are committed by the mouth. Notice that the offenses of the mouth account for almost half of the ten.