Dhammapada · Verse 31

Aññatarabhikkhuvatthu

Pali

Appamādarato bhikkhu,
pamāde bhayadassi vā;
Saṁyojanaṁ aṇuṁ thūlaṁ,
ḍahaṁ aggīva gacchati.

English

A mendicant who loves diligence,
seeing fear in negligence—
advances like fire,
burning up fetters big and small.

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