Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 7 - Chapter 1 - Verse 36

Sanskrit:

विराग: सर्वकामेभ्य: शिक्षितो मे मधुव्रतात् ।कृच्छ्राप्तं मधुवद्वित्तं हत्वाप्यन्यो हरेत्पतिम् ॥ ३६ ॥

ITRANS:

virāgaḥ sarva-kāmebhyaḥśikṣito me madhu-vratātkṛcchrāptaṁ madhuvad vittaṁhatvāpy anyo haret patim

Translation:

From the bumblebee I have learned to be unattached to accumulating money, for although money is as good as honey, anyone can kill its owner and take it away.

Purport:

The honey gathered in the comb is taken away by force. Therefore one who accumulates money should realize that he may be harassed by the government or by thieves or even killed by enemies. Especially in this Age of Kali-yuga, it is said that instead of protecting the money of the citizens, the government itself will take away the money with the force of law. The learned brāhmaṇa had therefore decided that he should not accumulate any money. One should own as much as he immediately needs. There is no need to keep a big balance at hand, along with the fear that it may be plundered by the government or by thieves.