Maṇicorajātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (1) · Vol. 27 · Section 237

[237] There are no devas (devā) — surely they have gone to dwell afar; surely there are no guardians of the world (lokapālā) here; while the unrestrained commit deeds of violence, surely there are none who hold them back.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.