Dhammapada · 24.13

Etaṃ daḷhaṃ bandhanamāhu dhīrā, ohārinaṃ sithilaṃ duppamuñcaṃ;Etampi chetvāna paribbajanti, anapekkhino kāmasukhaṃ pahāya.

Etam dalham bandhanamahu dhira, oharinam sithilam duppamuncam; Etampi chetvana paribbajanti, anapekkhino kamasukham pahaya.

This the wise call a strong bond — drawing one down, seemingly loose yet hard to escape from. Having cut even this, they go forth, free of longing, having abandoned sensual pleasure.

— Dhammapada 24.13

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.