5.
The Discourse on the Family
258.
"Whatever families, monks, having attained greatness in wealth, do not last long, all of them are so due to four reasons, or one or other of them.
With which four?
They do not seek what is lost, they do not repair what is worn out, they are unlimited in their drinking and eating, they place an immoral woman or man in authority.
Whatever families, monks, having attained greatness in wealth, do not last long, all of them are so due to these four reasons, or one or other of them.
"Whatever families, monks, having attained greatness in wealth, last long, all of them are so due to four reasons, or one or other of them. With which four? They seek what is lost, they repair what is worn out, they are limited in their drinking and eating, they place a virtuous woman or man in authority. Whatever families, monks, having attained greatness in wealth, last long, all of them are so due to these four reasons, or one or other of them." The fifth.