The Arrow Translated from the Pali by John D. Ireland. For free distribution only. Used with permission. Unindicated and unknown is the length of life of those subject to death.
Life is difficult and brief and bound up with suffering.
There is no means by which those who are born will not die. Having reached old age, there is death. This is the natural course for a living being. With ripe fruits there is the constant danger that they will fall. In the same way, for those born and subject to death, there is always the fear of dying.