Shiva Purana
समीपस्थमिवाभाति नराणां पुण्यकर्मणाम्॥ पापिनामतिदूरस्थं पथा रौद्रेण गच्छताम् ॥ ८ ॥
To men of auspicious deeds it appears to be very near, but to the sinners who go along the terrible path it is situated far off.
english translation
samIpasthamivAbhAti narANAM puNyakarmaNAm॥ pApinAmatidUrasthaM pathA raudreNa gacchatAm ॥ 8 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript