[359] Then a number of bhikkhus approached the Blessed One; having approached and paid homage to the Blessed One, they sat down to one side. Sitting to one side, those bhikkhus said this to the Blessed One: "Venerable sir, Prince Ajātasattu goes to attend upon Devadatta evening and morning with five hundred chariots, and food offerings of five hundred pots of rice are brought to him."
"Bhikkhus, do not envy Devadatta his gain, honor, and fame. For as long, bhikkhus, as Prince Ajātasattu goes to attend upon Devadatta evening and morning with five hundred chariots, and food offerings of five hundred pots of rice are brought to him, only decline in wholesome states is to be expected for Devadatta, not growth. Just as, bhikkhus, if they were to burst a bladder of bile on the nose of a fierce dog, that dog would thereby become fiercer still beyond measure; even so, bhikkhus, for as long as Prince Ajātasattu goes to attend upon Devadatta evening and morning with five hundred chariots, and food offerings of five hundred pots of rice are brought to him, only decline in wholesome states is to be expected for Devadatta, not growth.
"Bhikkhus, gain, honor, and fame have arisen to Devadatta for his own destruction; gain, honor, and fame have arisen to Devadatta for his ruin. Just as, bhikkhus, the plantain tree bears fruit for its own destruction, bears fruit for its ruin; even so, bhikkhus, gain, honor, and fame have arisen to Devadatta for his own destruction; gain, honor, and fame have arisen to Devadatta for his ruin. Just as, bhikkhus, the bamboo bears fruit for its own destruction, bears fruit for its ruin; even so, bhikkhus, gain, honor, and fame have arisen to Devadatta for his own destruction; gain, honor, and fame have arisen to Devadatta for his ruin. Just as, bhikkhus, the reed bears fruit for its own destruction, bears fruit for its ruin; even so, bhikkhus, gain, honor, and fame have arisen to Devadatta for his own destruction; gain, honor, and fame have arisen to Devadatta for his ruin. Just as, bhikkhus, a she-mule conceives for her own destruction, conceives for her ruin; even so, bhikkhus, gain, honor, and fame have arisen to Devadatta for his own destruction; gain, honor, and fame have arisen to Devadatta for his ruin."
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.