Mahājanakajātaka

Suttapiṭaka · Khuddakanikāya · Jātaka (2) · Vol. 28 · Section 442

[442] "Who is this that, seeing no shore, exerts himself in the midst of the ocean? Knowing what advantage (atthavasa) do you thus strive so strenuously?"

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.