Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 260
na tena thero so hoti {thero hoti (sī. syā.)}, yenassa palitaṃ siro.
paripakko vayo tassa, “moghajiṇṇo”ti vuccati.

Verse 261
yamhi saccañca dhammo ca, ahiṃsā saṃyamo damo.
sa ve vantamalo dhīro, “thero” iti {so theroti (syā. ka.)} pavuccati.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 260
A monk is not an elder because his head is gray. He is but ripe in age, and he is called one grown old in vain.

Verse 261
One in whom there is truthfulness, virtue, inoffensiveness, restraint and self-mastery, who is free from defilements and is wise—he is truly called an Elder.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

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