A covetous man seeks to take to himself the riches, the enjoyments, the sons and daughters, and the affluence of others. Every kind of fault is seen in covetous men. The king, therefore, should never appoint a covetous man as his minister or officer.
धनं भोगं पुत्रदारं समृद्धिं सर्वं लुब्धः प्रार्थयते परेषाम्। लुब्धे दोषाः सम्भवन्तीह सर्वे तस्माद् राजा न प्रगृह्णीत लुब्धम्॥