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官不及仙

官不及仙

官不及仙

人有遠見,心無近憂。然爲官而貴顯,不及仙以優游。從他位列於朝廷,金章紫綬。難比身登於閬苑,月殿星樓。嘗聞達士休官,愚人干禄。子房歸山也,絶有患害;范蠡乘舟也,免遭刑戮。既知此道,奚求官之浮名;凡益於身,不及仙之清福。當其權至一品,名威四方。封妻廕子者,惟貪厚禄;欺公虐下者,豈畏深殃。迷火宅,不悟仙鄉。黼黻尊榮,造孽而終歸地府;縷褐貧賤,了眞而决赴蓬莊。未若金液蟠桃,花光雲錦。降龍伏虎也,五老之殿;抱月眠雲也,七星之枕。偏躭物外無爲,不愛朝中極品。世上玉簪朱履,一夢、浮華;壺中紫桂芝田,萬年豐稔。夫秦宫漢苑者,白楊芳草;嗟成都舊城者,桃花杜鵑。過斗錢財何濟,同巢妻子何堅。縱爲賢相,難及列仙。豈不見棄相蟾公,悟至眞而忘世;捨王悉達,證大覺以歸天。如不義而富貴者,何異於浮雲;不忠而利禄者,猶若於弊履。假饒將相雙顯,不若神仙獨美。是以李斯濁辱,遭白刃於雲陽;黄帝靈通,獲玄珠於赤水。足表脫俗羅網,證仙裔苗。煙霞於斗口,懸日月於星橋。從此棄人間有限之驕奢,丹墀宴樂;得天上無窮之福利,紫府逍遥。奈何迷昧仙都,貪婪官爵。戀之者盡遭縲紲,脫之者免沉溝壑。直饒金谷繁華,莫比桃源快樂。勸世人,聞早學天仙,歸去朝三清赴約。

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