484、应当知道，一切行为和作为都与道德和民事生活有关，因而涉及到诚实和正直、公平和公义。诚实和正直属于道德生活，公平和公正属于民事生活。行为来自爱，这些爱，要么属天堂，要么属地狱。出于天堂之爱的道德和民事生活的行为和作为，就是属天堂的，因为出于天堂之爱所行的，都是出于主而行的，凡出于主所行的都是良善；相反，出于地狱之爱的道德和民事生活的行为和作为，便是属地狱的，因为凡出于这种爱的，也就是自我之爱和世界之爱所行的，都是凭自己而行的。凡是凭自己所行的，本质上都是邪恶。因为人就其自身或他的自我而言，全然是邪恶。｛注1｝
｛注1｝：人的自我本性就是爱自己胜过爱上帝，爱世界胜过爱天堂，与自己相比，邻舍微不足道。因此，它在于爱自己和爱世界（694，731，4317）。人生在这种自我中，它是浓重的邪恶（210，215，731，874-876，987，1047，2307，2308，3518，3701，3812，8480，8550，10283，10284，10286，10732）。不但一切邪恶，而且一切伪谬都源于人的自我（1047，10283，10284，10286）。出于人自我的邪恶就是蔑视他人、敌意、仇恨、报复、残忍和欺骗（6667，7370，7373，7374，9348，10038，10742）。人的自我在何等程度上主导，爱的良善和信的真理就在何等程度上要么被拒绝，要么被窒息，要么被歪曲（2041，7491，7492，7643，8487，10455，10742）。人的自我就是他里面的地狱（694，8480）。人出于自我所行的良善并非良善，本质上是邪恶（8480）。
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484. 必须知道的是, 一切作为和行为都属于道德和社会生活, 因而关注诚实和正直, 公平和公义. 诚实, 正直属于道德生活, 公平, 公义属于社会生活. 这些行为所出自的爱要么属天堂, 要么属地狱. 若人出于天堂之爱而行道德和社会生活的作为和行为, 它们就是属天堂的; 因为出于天堂之爱所行的, 都是出于主而行的, 凡出于主所行的都是良善. 相反, 道德和社会生活的作为和行为若出自一种地狱之爱, 便是属地狱的, 因为凡出于这爱, 也就是自我之爱和尘世之爱所行的, 都是出于人自己而行的; 凡出于人自己所行的, 就本身而言, 都是邪恶. 事实上, 人就本身或他自己的东西而言, 无非是邪恶.
注: 人的本性就是爱自己胜过神, 爱世界胜过天堂, 与自己相比, 视邻舍如无物, 因而是爱自己爱世界(天国的奥秘 694, 731, 4317节). 人便生在这自我当中, 自我是浓密的邪恶(天国的奥秘 210, 215, 731, 874-876, 987, 1047, 2307, 2308, 3518, 3701, 3812, 8480, 8550, 10283, 10284, 10286, 10732节). 不但一切邪恶, 而且一切虚假皆源于人的自我(天国的奥秘 1047, 10283, 10284, 10286节). 出于人自我的邪恶是蔑视他人, 敌意, 仇恨, 报复, 残忍和欺骗(天国的奥秘 6667, 7370, 7373, 7374, 9348, 10038, 10742节). 人的自我在何等程度上掌权, 爱之良善和信之真理就在何等程度上要么被弃绝, 要么被窒息, 要么被败坏(天国的奥秘 2041, 7491, 7492, 7643, 8487, 10455, 10742节). 人的自我就是他里面的地狱(天国的奥秘 694, 8480节). 人出于自我所行的良善并非良善, 本质上是邪恶(天国的奥秘 8480节).
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484. 我們當知, 一切行為都有關於道德的和民事的生活, 聚焦于誠實正直, 公平公義。誠實正直有關於道德生活, 公平公義有關於民事生活。行為出於欲望, 或屬天國, 或屬地獄。道德與民事生活的行為, 若出於天國之仁而行之, 就是天國的行為, 因為出於天國之仁就是出於主, 凡出於主的皆為善。反之, 道德與民事生活的行為, 若出於地獄之欲而行之, 就是地獄的行為, 因為地獄之欲皆為我欲和物欲, 出於此欲就是出於人自己而行, 但凡出於人自己的本質上皆為惡, 因為人自己, 也就是人的自我, 除了惡就沒別的什麼。
484. We do need to know that all works and deeds are matters of moral and civic life and therefore focus on what is honest and right and what is fair and equitable. What is honest and right is a matter of moral life, and what is fair and equitable is a matter of civic life. The love these come from is either heavenly or hellish. The works and deeds of our moral and civic life are heavenly if we do them from a heavenly love, because things that we do from a heavenly love we do from the Lord, and everything we do from the Lord is good. On the other hand, the deeds and works of our moral and civic life are hellish if they come from a hellish love, since whatever we do from this love, which is a love for ourselves and the world, we do from ourselves, and whatever we do from ourselves is intrinsically evil. In fact, seen in our own right, or in terms of what is actually ours, we are nothing but evil. 1
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1. Our own nature is to love ourselves more than God and the world more than heaven, and to regard the neighbor as nothing in comparison to ourselves, so it is a love for oneself and for the world: Arcana Coelestia 634 [694], 731, 4317. This is the self into which we are born, and it is solid evil: 210, 215, 731, 874-876, 987, 1047, 2307, 2318 [2308?], 3518, 3701, 3812, 8480, 8550, 10283-10284, 10286, 10731 [10832?]. From our self-image comes not only everything evil but also everything false: 1047, 10283-10284, 10286. The evils that come from our self-image are contempt for others, hostility, hatred, vengefulness, cruelty, and deceit: 6667, 7372-7374, 9348, 10038, 10742 [10743?]. To the extent that our self-image rules, we either reject or stifle or pervert the goodness of love and the truth of faith: 2041, 7491-7492, 7643, 8487, 10455, 10743. Our self-image is hell for us: 694, 8480. Anything good that we do because of our self-image is not good but is essentially evil: 8478 [8480, 8487].
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484. It is to be known that all works and deeds pertain to moral and civil life, and therefore have regard to what is honest and right, and what is just and equitable; what is honest and right pertaining to moral life, and what is just and equitable to civil life. The love from which deeds are done is either heavenly or infernal. Works and deeds of moral and civil life, when they are done from heavenly love, are heavenly; for what is done from heavenly love is done from the Lord, and everything done from the Lord is good. But the deeds and works of moral and civil life when done from infernal love are infernal; for the things that are done from this love, which is the love of self and of the world, are done from man himself, and everything that is done from man himself is in itself evil; for man regarded in himself, that is, in regard to what is his proprium, is nothing but evil. 1
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1. Man's proprium consists in loving himself more than God, and the world more than heaven, and in making nothing of his neighbour in comparison with himself, thus it consists in the love of self and of the world (Arcana Coelestia 694, 731, 4317).
Man is born into this proprium, and it is dense evil (Arcana Coelestia 210, 215, 731, 874-876, 987, 1047, 2307-2308, 3518, 3701, 3812, 8480, 8550, 10283-10284, 10286, 10732).
From what is man's proprium not only every evil but also every falsity is derived (Arcana Coelestia 1047, 10283-10284, 10286).
The evils that are from man's proprium are contempt for others, emnity, hatred, revenge, cruelty, deceit (Arcana Coelestia 6667, 7370, 7373-7374, 9348, 10038, 10742).
So far as man's proprium rules, the good of love and the truth of faith are either rejected or suffocated or perverted (Arcana Coelestia 2041, 7491-7492, 7643, 8487, 10455, 10742).
Man's proprium is hell with him (Arcana Coelestia 694, 8480).
The good that man does from his proprium is not good, but in itself is evil (Arcana Coelestia 8480).
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484. It must be understood that all works and deeds pertain to moral and civil life, and therefore have regard to what is honest and right, and what is just and equitable, what is honest and right pertaining to moral life, and what is just and equitable to civil life. The love from which deeds are done is either heavenly or infernal. Works and deeds of moral and civil life, when they are done from heavenly love, are heavenly; for what is done from heavenly love is done from the Lord, and everything done from the Lord is good. But the deeds and works of moral and civil life when done from infernal love are infernal; for what is done from this love, which is the love of self and of the world, is done from man himself, and everything that is done from man himself is in itself evil; for man regarded in himself, that is, in regard to what is his own, is nothing but evil. 1
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484. Sciendum est, quod omnia opera et facta sint vitae moralis et civilis, et inde quod spectent sincerum et rectum, tum justum et aequum. Sincerum et rectum sunt vitae moralis, ac justum et aequum sunt vitae civilis. Amor ex quo fiunt, est vel caelestis vel infernalis: opera et facta vitae moralis et civilis caelestia sunt, si ex amore caelesti fiunt; nam quae ex amore caelesti fiunt, ex Domino fiunt, et quae ex Domino fiunt, omnia bona sunt; at facta et opera vitae moralis et civilis infernalia sunt, si ex amore infernali fiunt, nam qui ex hoc amore, qui est amor sui et mundi, fiunt, ex ipso homine fiunt, et quae ex ipso homine fiunt, omnia in se mala sunt; homo enim in se spectatus, seu proprium ejus; non est nisi quam malum. 1
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