Bhagavatapurana 3.30.11

3.30.11

vārtāyāṃ lupyamānāyām ārabdhāyāṃ punaḥ punaḥ /
lobhābhibhūto niḥsattvaḥ parārthe kurute spṛhām //

11. When the means of his living becomes slender (day by day) and it (the same course) is tried again and again (without success), the person is overcome with covetousness, grows weaker and entertains a desire for the property of other people.