sn.17.12 Saṁyutta Nikāya (Linked Discourses)

A Silver Bowl

At Sāvatthī.
“Possessions, honor, and popularity are brutal …
When I’ve comprehended the mind of a certain person, I understand:
‘This venerable would not tell a deliberate lie even for the sake of a silver bowl filled with gold powder.’
But some time later I see them tell a deliberate lie because their mind is overcome and overwhelmed by possessions, honor, and popularity.
So brutal are possessions, honor, and popularity. …”