The Record of Hidden Edge in the Ashen Sea

Ancient sages said: If the virtuous do not prosper, their ancestors must have accumulated some calamity; once that calamity is exhausted, they will surely prosper. If the wicked do not suffer retribution, their ancestors must have accumulated some virtue; once that virtue is exhausted, they will surely be rewarded. Ordinary people find this difficult to see. Before the ripening of evil karma, the wicked find pleasure in evil; only when the karma ripens do they fear retribution. Before the ripening of good karma, the virtuous are complacent in their good deeds; only when the karma ripens do the virtuous see their good rewards!