Dhammapada 8.3.p6

8.3.p6

Taṃ sutvā coro ‘‘evaṃ kate tvaṃ gantvā mātāpitūnaṃ ācikkhissasi, māressāmiyeva, mā tvaṃ bāḷhaṃ paridevasī’’ti vatvā imaṃ gāthamāha –

The robber, hearing this, said to her, "Despite what you say, were I to spare your life, you would go and tell your mother and father all. I will kill you. That is all. Lament not with vehement lamentation." So saying, he recited the following Stanza,