The Long Āgama Sūtra 7.101

7.101

迦葉語言：「若汝宰殺眾生，撾打僮僕，而為會者，此非淨福。又如磽确薄地，多生荊棘，於中種植，必無所獲。汝若宰殺眾生，撾打僮僕，而為大會，施邪見眾，此非淨福。若汝大施，不害眾生，不以杖楚加於僮僕，歡喜設會，施清淨眾，則獲大福。猶如良田，隨時種植，必獲果實」。

Kāśyapa said, “If you slaughter sentient beings and beat your servants yet hold a [donor’s] meeting, this is not pure merit. It’s like barren and meager land where weeds and brambles grow. Nothing is gained by planting such land with seed. If you slaughter sentient beings and beat your servants yet hold a meeting and give donations to assemblies with wrong views, this is not pure merit. If you’re going to give a large donation, don’t harm sentient beings and don’t discipline your servants with the cane. If you rejoice, arrange meetings, and give to a pure assembly, you’ll obtain great merit. It’s like excellent farmland that’s sure to yield substantial fruit whenever seed is planted in it.”