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Śrimad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 7, Ch. 14]
adhikam yo 'bhimanyeta sa steno daṇḍam arhati
yāvat —as much as;  bhriyeta —may be filled;  jaṭharam —the stomach;  tāvat —that much;  svatvam —proprietorship;  hi —indeed;  dehinām —of the living entities;  adhikam —more than that;  yaḥ —anyone who;  abhimanyeta —may accept;  saḥ —he;  stenaḥ —a thief;  daṇḍam —punishment;  arhati —deserves.
TRANSLATION
One may claim proprietorship to as much wealth as required to maintain body and soul together, but one who desires proprietorship over more than that must be considered a thief, and he deserves to be punished by the laws of nature.
PURPORT
By God's favor we sometimes get large quantities of food grains or suddenly receive some contribution or unexpected profit in business. In this way we may get more money than needed. So, how should that be spent? There is no need to accumulate money in the bank merely to increase one's bank balance. Such a mentality is described in  Bhagavad-gītā  (16.13) as asuric, demoniac.
idam adya mayā labdham imam prāpsye manoratham idam astīdam api me bhaviṣyati punar dhanam
“The demoniac person thinks, ‘So much wealth do I have today, and I will gain more according to my schemes. So much is mine now, and it will increase in the future, more and more.’” The  asura  is concerned with how much wealth he has in the bank today and how it will increase tomorrow, but unrestricted accumulation of wealth is not permitted either by the  śāstra  or, in the modern age, by the government. Actually, if one has more than one requires for his necessities, the extra money should be spent for Kṛṣṇa. According to the Vedic civilization, it should