The Arrow Translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. For free distribution only. For there's no way by which those who are born will not die.
Beings are subject to death even when they attain old age.
Like ripe fruits whose downfall, whose danger is falling, so for mortals, once born, the constant danger is death. For those overcome by death, gone to the other world, father cannot shelter son, nor relatives a relative. Pain arises all the more. Your body is harmed. You grow thin, pale, harming yourself by yourself.