Macchariyasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Saṁyuttanikāya · Sagāthāvaggasaṁyutta · Vol. 15 · Section 89

[89] Then another devatā spoke these verses in the presence of the Blessed One: "They do not die among the dead who, like fellow travelers on a journey, give even when they have but little: this is an ancient principle. Some give from the little they have, while some, having much, do not wish to give; an offering (dakkhiṇā) given from little is measured as equal to a thousand."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.