7.
The Discourse on Non-Treachery
253.
At Sāvatthī.
"Once in the past, monks, when Sakka, the lord of the gods, had gone to a private place and was in seclusion, this reflection arose in his mind:
'Even one who might be my worst enemy, I would not betray him.'
Then, monks, Vepacitti, the lord of titans, having known with his mind the reflection in the mind of Sakka, the lord of the gods, approached Sakka, the lord of the gods.
Sakka, the lord of the gods, monks, saw Vepacitti, the lord of titans, coming from afar.
Having seen Vepacitti, the lord of titans, he said this:
'Stop, Vepacitti, you are caught!'
"Whatever was your thought before, sir, that you should not abandon."
"Swear to me, Vepacitti, that you will not betray me."
Whatever evil befalls one who betrays friends, whatever evil befalls one who is ungrateful;
May that very evil touch whoever would betray you, O husband of Sujā."