This is a Sanskrit & English translation of https://suttacentral.net/sn1.54/pli/ms

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सम्युक्तनिकायः १.५४ — वस्तुसूक्तम्
saṃyuktanikāyaḥ 1.54 — vastusūktam
Saṃyukta Nikāya 1.54 — Possessions

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“किंस्वित् वस्तु मनुष्याणां, किंस्विदिह परमः सखा।
किंस्वित् भूतान्युपजीवन्ति, ये प्राणिनः पृथिवीश्रिता इति॥”
“kiṃsvit vastu manuṣyāṇāṃ, kiṃsvid iha paramaḥ sakhā.
kiṃsvit bhūtāny upajīvanti, ye prāṇinaḥ pṛthivīśritā iti.”
“What is the possession of human beings? What here is the best companion?
On what do beings live—those living creatures who depend on the earth?”

“पुत्रा वस्तु मनुष्याणां, भार्या च परमा सखी।
वृष्टिं भूतान्युपजीवन्ति, ये प्राणिनः पृथिवीश्रिता इति॥”
“putrā vastu manuṣyāṇāṃ, bhāryā ca paramā sakhī.
vṛṣṭiṃ bhūtāny upajīvanti, ye prāṇinaḥ pṛthivīśritā iti.”
“Children are the possession of human beings, and a wife is the best companion.
Beings live on rain—those living creatures who depend on the earth.”