Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 143
hirīnisedho puriso, koci lokasmi vijjati.
yo niddaṃ saṃ apabodheti, asso bhadro kasāmiva.

Verse 144
asso yathā bhadro kasāniviṭṭho, ātāpino saṃvegino bhavātha.
saddhāya sīlena ca vīriyena ca, samādhinā dhammavinicchayena ca.
sampannavijjācaraṇā patissatā, jahissatha dukkhamidaṃ anappakaṃ.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 143
Only rarely is there a man in this world who, restrained by modesty, avoids reproach, as a thoroughbred horse avoids the whip.

Verse 144
Like a thoroughbred horse touched by the whip, be strenuous, be filled with spiritual yearning. By faith and moral purity, by effort and meditation, by investigation of the truth, by being rich in knowledge and virtue, and by being mindful, destroy this unlimited suffering.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

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