yāṃ yāmahamatīvāsthāṃ saṃśrayāmi guṇaśriyām / tāṃ tāṃ kṛntati me tṛṣṇā tantrīmiva kumūṣikā // 
It is avarice which destroys all the good qualities and grace which we adopted to ourselves in good faith, just as the mischievous mouse severs the wires.  