Making merit and keeping precepts are like unhusked rice, which is inedible, but useful because we can use it to grow next year's crop.

做功德与持戒就像未去壳的稻米，根本不能吃，但很有用，因为我们可以用它们来播种，然后来年便可收成。

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Making merit and keeping precepts are like unhusked rice, which is inedible, but useful because we can use it to grow next year's crop.

做功德与持戒就像未去壳的稻米，根本不能吃，但很有用，因为我们可以用它们来播种，然后来年便可收成。

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