Yathā naro āpagamotaritvā,

mahodakaṃ salilaṃ sīghasotaṃ,

so vuyhamāno anusotagāmī --

kiṃ so pare sakkhati tārayetuṃ?

Listen

If one going down into a river,

swollen and swiftly flowing,

is carried away by the current --

how can one help others across?

Sutta Nipāta 2.321

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The Discourse Collection: Selected Texts from the Sutta Nipāta, translated by John D. Ireland

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