[388] But a good person (sappurisa), great king, having obtained abundant wealth, makes himself happy and pleased; makes his mother and father happy and pleased; makes his children and wife happy and pleased; makes his slaves, workers, and servants happy and pleased; makes his friends and colleagues happy and pleased; and establishes among ascetics and brahmins an uplifting offering (dakkhiṇā) — one that is heavenly, ripens in happiness, and conduces to heaven. While those riches of his are being rightly used in this way, kings do not carry them off, thieves do not carry them off, fire does not burn them, water does not sweep them away, nor do unloved heirs carry them off. Thus, great king, those riches of his, being rightly used, go to use, not to depletion. Suppose, great king, that not far from a village or a town there were a lotus pond — its water clear, its water cool, its water sweet, limpid, with good fords, delightful — and people would carry away that water, drink it, bathe in it, or use it for whatever they need. For thus, great king, that water, being rightly used, would go to use, not to depletion. In just the same way, great king, a good person, having obtained abundant wealth, makes himself happy and pleased … Thus those riches of his, being rightly used, go to use, not to depletion.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.