an.9.29 Aṅguttara Nikāya (Numbered Discourses)

Grounds for Resentment

“Mendicants, there are nine grounds for resentment.
What nine?
Thinking: ‘They did wrong to me,’ you harbor resentment.
Thinking: ‘They are doing wrong to me’ …
‘They will do wrong to me’ …
‘They did wrong to someone I love’ …
‘They are doing wrong to someone I love’ …
‘They will do wrong to someone I love’ …
‘They helped someone I dislike’ …
‘They are helping someone I dislike’ …
Thinking: ‘They will help someone I dislike,’ you harbor resentment.
These are the nine grounds for resentment.”