[542] "Once in the past, brahmin, in this very Sāvatthī a certain woman went to her relatives' family. Those relatives of hers wished to tear her away from her husband and give her to another man; but she did not want him. Then that woman said this to her husband: 'My lord (ayyaputta), these relatives of mine wish to tear me away from you and give me to another man; but I do not want him.' Then that man cut that woman in two and slit himself open, thinking, 'Having passed away, we both shall be.' By this means too, brahmin, it may be understood how sorrow, lamentation, pain, grief, and despair are born from the beloved, arise from the beloved."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.