the miser may burden himself with provisions and he may be obligated to pay for them and he may take from the slave girls and servants and from the beasts and the attendants and from the wonderful vessels and from the luxurious clothing and the good insignia what he raises 4 at the expense of the generous and wealthy and he weakens due to the generosity of the noble and generous. so his money goes away while he is blameworthy and his condition changes while he is blameworthy. and perhaps the love of female singers 5 will overcome him and he will be careless with eunuchs 6 and perhaps he will go to extremes in his love of hunting and the love of ships will take over him. and perhaps his waste will be at weddings and muteness 7
وقد يعلق ٣ البخيل على نفسه من المؤن، ويلزمها من الكلف، ويتخذ من الجواري والخدم، ومن الدواب والحشم، ومن الآنية العجيبة، ومن البزة الفاخرة والشارة الحسنة، ما يربي ٤ على نفقة السخي المثري، ويضعف على جود الجواد الكريم. فيذهب ماله وهو مذموم، ويتغير حاله وهو ملوم. وربما غلب عليه حب القيان ٥ ، واستهتر بالخصيان ٦ ، وربما أفرط في حب الصيد، واستولى عليه حب المراكب. وربما كان اتلافه في العرس والخرس ٧