[837] **"I say that greed is the great flood" (gedhaṃ brūmi mahoghoti):** 'Greed' (gedha) is a designation for craving (taṇhā) — that is, lust, passion, … covetousness, greed, the unwholesome root. 'The great flood' (mahogha) is a designation for craving — that is, lust, passion, … covetousness, greed, the unwholesome root. "I say that greed is the great flood": I say, declare, teach, make known, establish, disclose, analyze, make plain, and proclaim that greed is the great flood. Hence, "I say that greed is the great flood."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.