Kaḷāyamuṭṭhijātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (1) · Vol. 27 · Section 201

[201] Foolish indeed is this one whose resort is the branches of trees; wisdom, O lord of the people, is not to be found in him. Having scattered away a whole handful of peas, he searches for a single pea that has fallen.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.