This was your old hut,“Ayamāhu purāṇiyā kuṭi,but you still want a new hut.Aññaṁ patthayase navaṁ kuṭiṁ;Let go of hope for a hut, monk!Āsaṁ kuṭiyā virājaya,A new hut will only bring more suffering.Dukkhā bhikkhu puna navā kuṭī”ti.
Similar passages elsewhere
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Thag 1.58 Ramaṇīyakuṭika0.53near 0.1Verses of the Senior Monks 1.58 The Book of the Ones Chapter Six Ramaṇīyakuṭika My hut is pleasing, delightful, a gift given in faith. I’ve no need of girls: go, ladies, to those in need!…