The Patna Dharmapada 319

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156 Dhp99
yathā pi mūle anupadrute dṛḍhe chinno pi rukkho puna-r-īva jāyati |
em eva tahnānuśaye anūhate nivvattate dukkham idaṃ punappuno ||

156 Dhp99
Just as a tree, though cut down, grows again if its root is uninjured and firm, / even so, when the latent tendency of craving is not eradicated, this suffering arises again and again.