That king, who is negligent about the means of acquiring riches, never succeeds in acquiring both religious merit and wealth. The wealth again that he acquires (by such means) is spent lavishly on unworthy objects.
अपशास्त्रपरो राजा धर्मार्थान्नाधिगच्छति। अस्थाने चास्य तद् वित्तं सर्वमेव विनश्यति॥