Book, Sutta

 1      8, 54|        householder knowing his income and expenses leads a balanced
 2      8, 54| miserly, knowing that thus his income will stand in excess of
 3      8, 54|      expenses in excess of his income. ~"Just as the goldsmith, 5
 4      8, 54|       householder, knowing his income and expenses leads a balanced
 5      8, 54| miserly, knowing that thus his income will stand in excess of
 6      8, 54|      expenses in excess of his income. ~"If, Vyagghapajja, a householder
 7      8, 54|        householder with little income were to lead an extravagant
 8      8, 54|       householder with a large income were to lead a wretched
 9      8, 54|        lay person, knowing the income and outflow of his wealth,
10      8, 54|       thinking], 'Thus will my income exceed my outflow, and my
11      8, 54|     outflow will not exceed my income.' Just as when a weigher
12      8, 54|        lay person, knowing the income and outflow of his wealth,
13      8, 54|       thinking], 'Thus will my income exceed my outflow, and my
14      8, 54|     outflow will not exceed my income.' If a lay person has a
15      8, 54|       a lay person has a small income but maintains a grand livelihood,
16      8, 54|       a lay person has a large income but maintains a miserable
17      8, 54|        lay person, knowing the income and outflow of his wealth,
18      8, 54|       thinking], 'Thus will my income exceed my outflow, and my
19      8, 54|     outflow will not exceed my income,' this is called maintaining