 56 nothing is more harmful to the ruler than the abundance of those who are free to do things around him. the wise man keeps them busy with things that will not wrong them and if he does not do so they will keep him busy with things that will wrong him.
٥٦ لا شيء اضر على السلطان من كثرة المتفرغين حواليه. فالحازم يشغلهم بما لا يظلمهم فيه، فان لم يفعل شغلوه بما يظلمونه فيه.