The gods will punish such men when they happen to be vile and guilty of wicked practices. The king, who replenishes his treasury by fraudulent means, certainly deviates from the path of righteousness.
देवताश्च विकर्मस्थं पातयन्ति नराधमम्। व्याजेन विन्दन् वित्तं हि धर्मात् स परिहीयते॥