sn42.12:14.1 Now, consider the pleasure seeker who seeks wealth using legitimate, non-coercive means, and who makes themselves happy and pleased, and shares it and makes merit. But they enjoy that wealth tied, infatuated, attached, blind to the drawbacks, and not understanding the escape.
sn42.12:14.2 They may be praised on three grounds and criticized on one.
sn42.12:14.3 What are the three grounds for praise?
sn42.12:14.4 They seek wealth using legitimate, non-coercive means. This is the first ground for praise.
sn42.12:14.5 They make themselves happy and pleased. This is the second ground for praise.
sn42.12:14.6 They share it and make merit. This is the third ground for praise.
sn42.12:14.7 What is the one ground for criticism?
sn42.12:14.8 They enjoy that wealth tied, infatuated, attached, blind to the drawbacks, and not understanding the escape. This is the one ground for criticism.
sn42.12:14.9 This pleasure seeker may be praised on these three grounds, and criticized on this one.