Greed as perpetual enslavement

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 180

Book 3, Chapter 180

١٨٠. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): الطَّمَعُ رِقٌّ مُؤَبَّدٌ.

180. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him said: Greed is a lasting slavery.