Dhammapada · Verse 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.

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