Dhammapada · Verse 283

Pañcamahallakabhikkhuvatthu

Pali

Vanaṁ chindatha mā rukkhaṁ,
vanato jāyate bhayaṁ;
Chetvā vanañca vanathañca,
nibbanā hotha bhikkhavo.

English

Cut down the jungle, not just a tree;
from the jungle springs fear.
Having cut down jungle and snarl,
be free of jungles, mendicants!

License: English CC0 (Bhikkhu Sujato); Pali public domain. Source: SuttaCentral (sc-data).