The Chapter of the Truth 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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