an.8.84 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)

A Master Thief

“Mendicants, a master thief with eight factors is soon executed, and doesn’t have long to live.
What eight?
He attacks unprovoked. He steals everything without exception. He kills a woman. He rapes a girl. He robs a monk. He robs the royal treasury. He works close to home. He’s not skilled at hiding his booty.
A master thief with these eight factors is soon executed, and doesn’t have long to live.
A master thief with eight factors is not soon executed, and lives long.
What eight?
He doesn’t attack unprovoked. He doesn’t steal everything without exception. He doesn’t kill a woman. He doesn’t rape a girl. He doesn’t rob a monk. He doesn’t rob the royal treasury. He doesn’t work close to home. He’s skilled at hiding his booty.
A master thief with these eight factors is not soon executed, and lives long.”