The root of covetousness is loss of judgment. Loss of judgment, again, is its inseparable attribute. Eternity is ignorance's course. The time when ignorance appears is when objects of covetousness are not won. From one's ignorance proceeds covetousness, and from the latter proceeds ignorance.
Covetousness is productive of all.
For these reasons, every one should avoid covetousness. Avoiding covetousness thou shalt obtain happiness both here and in the next world.