Saṁyutta Nikāya 1.79 8. Chetvāvagga Pātheyyasutta

“Kiṁsu bandhati pātheyyaṁ,

“What binds the provisions for a journey?

kiṁsu bhogānamāsayo;

What’s the vault of wealth?

Kiṁsu naraṁ parikassati,

What drags a person around?

kiṁsu lokasmi dujjahaṁ;

What in the world is hard to give up?

Kismiṁ baddhā puthū sattā,

With what are ordinary beings bound,

pāsena sakuṇī yathā”ti.

like birds in a snare?”

“Saddhā bandhati pātheyyaṁ,

“Faith binds the provisions for a journey.

sirī bhogānamāsayo;

Majesty is the vault of wealth.

Icchā naraṁ parikassati,

Desire drags a person around.

icchā lokasmi dujjahā;

Desire in the world is hard to give up.

Icchābaddhā puthū sattā,

Ordinary beings are bound by desire,

pāsena sakuṇī yathā”ti.

like birds in a snare.”