That littlewitted man who steals iron has to take birth as a cow. That man who steals white brass, is born as a bird of the Harita spccies.
अयो हत्वा तु दुर्बुद्धिर्वायसो जायते नरः। कांस्यं हत्वा तु दुर्बुद्धिरेरितो जायते नरः॥