Verse 28

²⁸To him bound with the cords of Varuna the Bhagavan, the dwarf, spoke, king: to him whose fortune was gone, whose understanding stood firm, whose fame was open-handed. ²⁹Three paces of ground you gave me, demon. With two the whole earth is covered. Make ready the third. ³⁰As far as that one burns with his rays, as far as the moon travels with the stars, as far as the cloud rains, so much of this earth was yours. ³¹With one step I covered the world of earth, and with my body the sky and the quarters; with the second, your world of heaven, which was your own, while you looked on -- and by myself alone. ³²For one who does not give what he promised, a dwelling in hell is what is laid down. Enter hell then, and with your teacher's agreement too.

³³The man who cheats one who has asked of him, by not giving what he promised -- his wish comes to nothing, heaven is far off, and he falls downward. ³⁴I was cheated by you with your I give it, and you thinking yourself a rich man. Eat then the fruit of that false word: hell, for some few years.