The Long Āgama Sūtra 15.28

15.28

「『野干稱師子，自謂為獸王；
欲作師子吼，還出野干聲。
獨處於空林，自謂為獸王；
欲作師子吼，還出野干聲。
跪地求穴鼠，穿塚覓死屍；
欲作師子吼，還出野干聲。』

“‘A jackal called itself a lion,
Saying it’s a king of beasts.
Wanting to roar the lion’s roar,
It could only bark like a jackal.

Living alone in an empty forest,
It said it was a king of beasts.
Wanting to roar the lion’s roar,
It could only bark like a jackal.

It crouched looking for rat holes,
Dug up graves searching for corpses.
Wanting to roar the lion’s roar,
It could only bark like a jackal.’