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Dhammapada · 24.12

Na taṃ daḷhaṃ bandhanamāhu dhīrā, yadāyasaṃ dārujapabbajañca;Sārattarattā maṇikuṇḍalesu, puttesu dāresu ca yā apekkhā.

Na tam dalham bandhanamahu dhira, yadayasam darujapabbajanca; Sarattaratta manikundalesu, puttesu daresu ca ya apekkha.

The wise do not call it a strong bond — that which is made of iron, wood, or hemp. But strong indeed is the bond of those passionately attached to jewels and ornaments, to sons and wives.

— Dhammapada 24.12

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.

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