7.
The Discourse on the Judgement Hall
118.
At Sāvatthī.
Seated to one side, King Pasenadi of Kosala said this to the Blessed One -
"Here I, venerable sir, seated in judgment, see wealthy warriors, wealthy brahmins, and wealthy householders who are rich, of great riches, of great possessions, with abundant gold and silver, with abundant wealth and provisions, with abundant riches and grain, because of sensual pleasures, with sensual pleasures as the source, with sensual pleasures as the reason, consciously speaking falsehood.
Then, venerable sir, this occurred to me:
'Enough now for me with judgment, let the fair-faced one now be known for judgment.'"
"Even those wealthy warriors, great king, wealthy brahmins, wealthy householders who are rich, of great riches, of great possessions, with abundant gold and silver, with abundant wealth and provisions, with abundant riches and grain, because of sensual pleasures, with sensual pleasures as the source, with sensual pleasures as the reason, consciously speak falsehood; that will be for their harm and suffering for a long time." This he said, etc.
They do not understand the transgression, like fish the bait that is laid;
Afterwards for them it is bitter, for the result of it is evil."