[665] When this was said, the brahmin Esukārī said to the Blessed One: "Master Gotama, the brahmins prescribe four kinds of wealth: they prescribe the own wealth (sadhana) of the brahmin, they prescribe the own wealth of the khattiya (noble), they prescribe the own wealth of the vessa (merchant-farmer), and they prescribe the own wealth of the sudda (menial). Herein, Master Gotama, the brahmins prescribe this as the own wealth of the brahmin: the wandering for alms; and a brahmin who scorns his own wealth, the wandering for alms, is one who fails in his duty, like a cowherd taking what has not been given. This, Master Gotama, is the own wealth of the brahmin that the brahmins prescribe. Herein, Master Gotama, the brahmins prescribe this as the own wealth of the khattiya: the bow and quiver (dhanukalāpa); and a khattiya who scorns his own wealth, the bow and quiver, is one who fails in his duty, like a cowherd taking what has not been given. This, Master Gotama, is the own wealth of the khattiya that the brahmins prescribe. Herein, Master Gotama, the brahmins prescribe this as the own wealth of the vessa: farming and cattle-keeping; and a vessa who scorns his own wealth, farming and cattle-keeping, is one who fails in his duty, like a cowherd taking what has not been given. This, Master Gotama, is the own wealth of the vessa that the brahmins prescribe. Herein, Master Gotama, the brahmins prescribe this as the own wealth of the sudda: the sickle and carrying-pole; and a sudda who scorns his own wealth, the sickle and carrying-pole, is one who fails in his duty, like a cowherd taking what has not been given. This, Master Gotama, is the own wealth of the sudda that the brahmins prescribe. The brahmins prescribe these four kinds of wealth. Herein, what does the worthy Gotama say?"
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.