Nandisutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Sagāthāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 15 · Section 26

[26] Standing to one side, that deity (devatā) spoke this verse in the presence of the Blessed One: "One who has sons delights in sons; one who has cattle likewise delights in cattle. A man's delight comes from acquisitions (upadhi), for one who has no acquisitions does not delight."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.