Dhammapada - Chapter 14 (refuge excerpt): Buddhavagga - The Buddha

A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text.
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Neither nakedness, nor matted hair, nor being caked in mud, 141
nor fasting, nor sleeping on bare ground;
[nor wearing] dust and dirt, [nor] constant squatting,
can purify mortals, not crossed over doubt.

na naggacariyā na jaṭā na paṅkā, 141
nānāsakā thaṇḍilasāyikā vā;
rājo ca jallaṃ ukkuṭikappadhānaṃ,
sodhenti maccaṃ avitiṇṇakaṅkhaṃ.