悪を慕う者は、宵の虫の明燭に赴くが猶(ごと)し

悪を慕う者は、宵の虫の明燭に赴くが猶(ごと)し。(『抱朴子』)

夜の虫が灯火に飛び込みその身を焼くように、悪を慕うものは必ず自ら身を亡ぼす。

As the worm of the night flies into the lamp and burns itself, so the one who yearns for evil will surely lose his own life.