¹“To pursue the noblest calling, you must first defeat the demon of sleep, demon spirits, and vengeful spirits.²Moreover, you must know the gate of life.³The gate of life is the anus, while the gate of death is the mouth.⁴Since the mouth is the gate of death, you must not speak imprudently.”

⁵病從口入이요 禍從口出이니라
병종구입 화종구출
口是禍之門이요 舌是斬身刀니라
구시화지문 설시참신도

Sickness enters through the mouth;
misfortune arises from the mouth.

The mouth is the gate that draws in misfortune;
the tongue is the sword that slashes the body.