Om.
"Kula Sutta: On Families" (AN 4.255), translated from the
Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Access to Insight (Legacy Edition), 30
November 2013,
http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/an/an04/an04.255.than.html
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"In every case where a family cannot hold onto its great
wealth
for long, it is for one or another of these four reasons. Which
four? They don't look for things that are lost. They don't repair
things that have gotten old. They are immoderate in consuming food
and drink. They place a woman or man of no virtue or principles in
the position of authority. In every case where a family cannot hold
onto its great wealth for long, it is for one or another of these
four reasons.
"In every case where a family can hold onto its great wealth for
long, it is for one or another of these four reasons. Which four?
They look for things that are lost. They repair things that have
gotten old. They are moderate in consuming food and drink. They
place a virtuous, principled woman or man in the position of
authority. In every case where a family can hold onto its great
wealth for long, it is for one or another of these four
reasons."