Dhammapada · Verse 355

Aputtakaseṭṭhivatthu

Pali

Hananti bhogā dummedhaṁ,
no ca pāragavesino;
Bhogataṇhāya dummedho,
hanti aññeva attanaṁ.

English

Riches ruin a simpleton,
but not a seeker of the far shore.
From craving for wealth, a simpleton
ruins themselves and others.

License: English CC0 (Bhikkhu Sujato); Pali public domain. Source: SuttaCentral (sc-data).