At Savatthi. Standing to one side, that devatā recited this verse in the presence of the Blessed One:
“One who has sons delights in sons, One with cattle delights in cattle. Acquisitions truly are a man’s delight; Without acquisitions one does not delight.”
The Blessed One:
“One who has sons sorrows over sons, One with cattle sorrows over cattle. Acquisitions truly are a man’s sorrows; Without acquisitions one does not sorrow.”