Dhammapada · Verse 41

Pūtigattatissattheravatthu

Pali

Aciraṁ vatayaṁ kāyo,
pathaviṁ adhisessati;
Chuddho apetaviññāṇo,
niratthaṁva kaliṅgaraṁ.

English

All too soon this body
will lie upon the earth,
bereft of consciousness,
tossed aside like a worthless log.

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