[315] Dwelling at Sāvatthī … There the Blessed One … "Bhikkhus, suppose that where these great rivers meet and converge — that is, the Gaṅgā, the Yamunā, the Aciravatī, the Sarabhū, and the Mahī — a man were to draw out two or three drops of water. What do you think, bhikkhus: which is more — the two or three drops of water that have been drawn out, or the water of the confluence?"
"This alone is more, venerable sir, namely, the water of the confluence. The two or three drops of water that have been drawn out are trifling; compared with the water of the confluence, the two or three drops of water that have been drawn out do not amount to a hundredth part, do not amount to a thousandth part, do not amount to a hundred-thousandth part."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.