Dhammapada · Verse 342

Pali

Tasiṇāya purakkhatā pajā,
Parisappanti sasova bandhito;
Saṁyojanasaṅgasattakā,
Dukkhamupenti punappunaṁ cirāya.

English

People governed by thirst,
crawl about like a trapped rabbit.
Bound and fettered, for a long time
they return to pain time and again.

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