Paumacariya 1.25

1.25

jā jāṇaï samayarasaṁ, sā jīhā sundarā havaï lōē
duvayaṇatikkhadhārā, sēsā churiya va navaghaḍiyā

That tongue is beautiful in the world which knows the juice of the doctrine; / the rest, with the sharp edge of bad words, are like freshly made daggers.