Dhammapada · 23.1

Ahaṃ nāgova saṅgāme, cāpāto patitaṃ saraṃ;Ativākyaṃ titikkhissaṃ, dussīlo hi bahujjano.

Aham nagova sangame, capato patitam saram; Ativakyam titikkhissam, dussilo hi bahujjano.

As a war elephant endures the arrow shot from the bow, so shall I endure abuse. Many in this world are without virtue.

— Dhammapada 23.1

Source: Pali text from the Khuddaka Nikāya of the Pali Canon (oldest extant Buddhist scripture, compiled c. 3rd century BCE). Public-domain English readings drawn from F. Max Müller's translation in Sacred Books of the East, Vol X (1881) and the Buddhist Publication Society's freely-licensed Acharya Buddharakkhita rendering.