Uggasutta

Suttapiṭaka · Aṅguttaranikāya · Sattakanipāta · Aṭṭhakanipāta · Navakanipāta · Vol. 23 · Section 7

[7] Then Ugga, the king's chief minister, approached the Blessed One; having approached and paid homage to the Blessed One, he sat down to one side. Sitting to one side, Ugga, the king's chief minister, said this to the Blessed One: "It is wonderful, venerable sir, it is marvellous, venerable sir, how rich is this Migāra Rohaṇeyya, how great his wealth, how great his possessions!" "But how rich, Ugga, is Migāra Rohaṇeyya? How great is his wealth, how great his possessions?" "A hundred thousand, venerable sir, in gold — what need to speak of silver?" "That is indeed wealth, Ugga; I do not say that it is not. But that wealth, Ugga, is held in common with fire, with water, with kings, with thieves, and with unloved heirs. There are, Ugga, these seven kinds of wealth that are not held in common with fire, with water, with kings, with thieves, or with unloved heirs. What seven? The wealth of faith (saddhā), the wealth of virtue (sīla), the wealth of moral shame (hiri), the wealth of moral dread (ottappa), the wealth of learning (suta), the wealth of generosity (cāga), and the wealth of wisdom (paññā). These, Ugga, are the seven kinds of wealth that are not held in common with fire, with water, with kings, with thieves, or with unloved heirs. The wealth of faith, the wealth of virtue, the wealth of moral shame and moral dread, the wealth of learning, and generosity, with wisdom truly as the seventh wealth — whoever possesses these kinds of wealth, whether a woman or a man, is truly one of great wealth in the world, unconquerable among gods and humans. Therefore faith and virtue, confidence, and the vision of the Dhamma should the wise one pursue, remembering the teaching of the Buddhas."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.