A covetous man never finds his own shortcomings; and it is from folly, that covetousness proceeds. Desirous of collecting the honey, I could not see that such a fall threatened me.
न लुब्धो बुध्यते दोषाँ ल्लोभान्मोहात् प्रवर्तते। मधुलिप्सुर्हि नापश्यं प्रपातमहमीदृशम्॥