Pātimokkhaṭṭhapanakkhandhaka

Vinayapiṭaka · Cūḷavagga (2) · Vol. 7 · Section 450

[450] Furthermore, bhikkhus, the great ocean is stable by nature and does not overflow its shoreline. Bhikkhus, that the great ocean is stable by nature and does not overflow its shoreline — this, bhikkhus, is the second wonderful and marvelous quality in the great ocean, seeing which again and again the asuras delight in the great ocean.

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.