Diddha sutta: A Poisoned Arrow

At Sāvatthī.

“Possessions, honor, and popularity are grim …

Let whom be pierced by a poisoned arrow? Let possessions, honor, and popularity come to a trainee who has not achieved their heart’s desire.

‘Arrow’ is a term for possessions, honor, and popularity.

So grim are possessions, honor, and popularity. …”