In Judgment Atthakaraṃa Sutta (SN 3:7)

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('â', Iâve had enough of this judging! Let some other fine fellow be known for his judgments!â" "Thatâs the way it is, great king! Thatâs the way it is! Even affluent nobles, affluent brahmans, & affluent householders⦠tell deliberate lies with sensuality as the cause, sensuality as the reason, simply for the sake of sensuality. That will lead to their long-term harm & pain." That is what the Blessed One said. Having said that, the One Well-Gone, the Teacher, said further: "Impassioned   with sensual possessions, greedy, dazed   by sensual pleasures, they donât awaken to the fact that theyâve gone too far— like fish into a trap set out. Afterwards itâs bitter for them: Evil for them the result." - --> - - - -