Dhammapada · Verso 135

Uposathikaitthīnaṁvatthu

Pali

Yathā daṇḍena gopālo,
gāvo pājeti gocaraṁ;
Evaṁ jarā ca maccu ca,
āyuṁ pājenti pāṇinaṁ.

English

As a cowherd drives the cows
to pasture with the rod,
so too old age and death
drive life from living beings.

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