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Pahlavi Texts, Part III · 1 passage
1. The sage asked the spirit of wisdom (2) thus: Which is that pleasure which is worse than unhappiness?' 3. The spirit of wisdom answered (4) thus: 'Whoever has acquired wealth by crime, and he becomes glad of it thereby 5, then that pleasure is worse for him than unhappiness.' 49:5 'Glad of the crime on account of the wealth' is probably meant.
Source: Internet Sacred Text Archive, file zor/sbe24/sbe24023.htm.
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