The Chapter of the Truth Speaker and Sutra on the Ten Levels both
state that each of the nonvirtuous actions has two effects.
They say that even if you are bom a human, still:
[as a result of killing] you would have a short life span and
many illnesses;
[as a result of stealing] you would have few resources and
the resources you do have would be shared with others;
[as a result of sexual misconduct] your helpers would be disorderly
or untrustworthy, and you would have a contentious
spouse;
[as a result of lying] others would slander you a great deal,
and they would deceive you;
[as a result of divisive speech] your helpers would not get
along and would misbehave;
[as a result of offensive speech] you would hear unpleasant
and quarrelsome speech;
[as a result of senseless speech] your words would not be respected
or understandable, and your confidence would not
be unshakable;
[as a result of covetousness] you would have great attachment
and no contentment;
[as a result of malice] you would seek the unbeneficial or not
seek the beneficial, and you would harm others or others
would harm you;
[as a result of wrong views] you would have bad views and
would be deceitful.
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