Dhammapada 4.3.p7

4.3.p7

Iti kho, mahārāja, mama sāvakā tumhākaṃ santikā vissāsaṃ alabhantā na gatā bhavissantīti. Porāṇakapaṇḍitāpi hi avissāsikaṭṭhāne sakkaccaṃ upaṭṭhiyamānāpi māraṇantikaṃ vedanaṃ patvā vissāsikaṭṭhānameva agamiṃsūti. ‘‘Kadā, bhante’’ti raññā puṭṭho atītaṃ āhari –

"For this reason, great king, my disciples lacked confidence in you; it must be for this reason that they failed to come. Even so did wise men of old reside in a place unworthy of their confidence, and though served with respect, suffer the agonies of death, and therefore go to a place worthy of their confidence." "When was that?" asked the king. So the Teacher related the following