sn7.2:2.1 a brahmin of the Bhāradvāja clan had gone forth from the lay life to homelessness in the presence of the ascetic Gotama. Angry and displeased he went to the Buddha and abused and insulted him with rude, harsh words. When he had spoken, the Buddha said to him:
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sn7.2:2.2 “What do you think, brahmin?
sn7.2:2.3 Do friends and colleagues, relatives and kin, and guests still come to visit you?”
sn7.2:2.4 “Sometimes they do, worthy Gotama.”
sn7.2:2.5 “Do you then serve them with fresh and cooked foods and savories?”
sn7.2:2.6 “Sometimes I do.”
sn7.2:2.7 “But if they don’t accept it, brahmin, who does it belong to?”
sn7.2:2.8 “In that case it still belongs to me.”
sn7.2:2.9 “In the same way, brahmin, when you abuse, harass, and attack us who do not abuse, harass, and attack, we don’t accept it.
sn7.2:2.10 It still belongs to you, brahmin,
sn7.2:2.11 it still belongs to you!