The Mahānidāna Sūtra (Sūtra on Great Conditions and Skillful Means), the Ninth, from the Dīrgha Āgama

(3) Original text: 阿难。因著有嫉。此为何义。若使一切众生无有著者。宁有嫉不。答曰。无也。阿难。我以此缘。知嫉由着。因著有嫉。我所说者。义在于此。阿难。因欲有着。此为何义。若使一切众生无有欲者。宁有着不。答曰。无也。阿难。我以此缘。知着由欲。因欲有着。我所说者。义在于此。阿难。因用有欲。此为何义。若使一切众生无有用者。宁有欲不。答曰。无也。阿难。我以此义。知欲由用。因用有欲。我所说者。义在于此。 

Explanation: Ānanda, jealousy arises because of attachment. What does this mean? If all sentient beings were to have no attachment, would there still be jealousy? Ānanda replied: No. The Buddha said: Ānanda, for this reason I know that jealousy arises from attachment; because of attachment there is jealousy. This is the meaning of what I have said. Ānanda, attachment arises because of craving. What does this mean? If all sentient beings were to have no craving, would there still be attachment? Ānanda replied: No. The Buddha said: Ānanda, for this reason I know that attachment exists because of craving; because of craving there is attachment. This is the meaning of what I have said. Ānanda, craving arises because of the desire to use. What does this mean? If all sentient beings were to have no desire to use things, would there still be craving? Ānanda replied: No. The Buddha said: For this reason I know that craving exists because of the desire to use; because of the desire to use there is craving. This is the meaning of what I have said. 

原文：阿难。因利有用。此为何义。若使一切众生无有利者。宁有用不。答曰。无也。阿难。我以此义。知用由利。因利有用。我所说者。义在于此。阿难。因求有利。此为何义。若使一切众生无有求者。宁有利不。 答曰。无也。阿难。我以此缘。知利由求。因求有利。我所说者。义在于此。 

Explanation: Ānanda, the desire to use arises because of benefit. What does this mean? If all sentient beings were to have no benefit, would there still be the mind that desires to use? Ānanda replied: No. The Buddha said: Ānanda, by this principle I know that the desire to use arises from benefit; because of benefit there is the desire to use. This is the meaning of what I have said. Ānanda, benefit arises because of seeking. What does this mean? If all sentient beings were to have no seeking, would there still be benefit? Ānanda replied: No. The Buddha said: Ānanda, for this reason I know that benefit arises from seeking; because of seeking there is benefit. This is the meaning of what I have said.