 woe to you! he who has given a wolf charge has been unjust and he who sows a salt marsh will reap poverty. by god if i had known that he conceals his good deeds i would not have celebrated his spreading them with his tongue. how can the praise of the tongue compare to the praise of the effects of wealth on a person?
ويلك! من استرعى الذئب فقد ظلم، ومن زرع سبخة ١ حصد الفقر. إني والله لو علمت أنه يكتم المعروف بالفعل، لما احتفلت بنشره له باللسان. وأين يقع مديح اللسان من مديح آثار الغنى على الإنسان.