Mahācattārīsakasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Majjhimanikāya · Vol. 14 · Section 275

[275] "Bhikkhus, and what is wrong livelihood? Scheming (kuhanā), flattering talk (lapanā), hinting (nemittakatā), belittling (nippesikatā), and pursuing gain with gain (lābhena lābhaṃ nijigiṃsanatā) — this, bhikkhus, is wrong livelihood."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.