anānandakarī śūnyā niṣphalā vyarthamunnatā / amaṅgalakarī krūrā tṛṣṇā kṣīṇeva mañjarī // 
Avarice is as vain and inane, fruitless and aspiring, unpleasant and perilous, as the dry twig of a tree, which (bears no fruit or flower) but is hurtful with its prickly point.  