Dhamma Verses (Dhammapada, KN 2)

8: The Chapter about the Thousands – 111
One day of virtuous living is better
Ven. Sāriputta’s nephew Saṅkicca ordained as a novice, and
when thirty monks’ lives were threatened by five hundred
thieves he converted the thieves and they ordained; when he
heard about it, this is the teaching the Buddha gave.
110. Yo ca vassasataṁ jīve, dussīlo asamāhito,
ekāhaṁ jīvitaṁ seyyo, sīlavantassa jhāyino.
One might live for a hundred years,
unvirtuous and uncomposed,
but one day is better, for one
with virtue and meditation.