from it the wise man should present that before the situation in which he is not safe from a bad consequence. that is because if he does not do that he will lose and not gain. as for his loss it is exposing the soul to pain and illness and as for his not gaining it is because the bitterness of the loss of the pleasure of the one who eats is based on a state. so when he deviates from this or inclines towards its opposite let him know that he has abandoned his mind to his desires. also gluttony and gluttony have a fierceness and intense devotion and when it is neglected and ordered it becomes stronger in it and it becomes difficult for the soul to abandon it. and when it is deterred and suppressed it weakens withers and weakens over the days until it is completely lost. qafil alshaer
منه فقد ينبغي للعاقل أن يقدم ذلك قبل الحال التي لا يأمن معها عاقبة رديئة. وذلك أنه إن لم يفعل ذلك خسر ولم يربح. أما خسرانه فتعريض النفس للألم والسقم، وأما أنه لم يربح فلأن مضض انقطاع لذة المتطعم عنه قائم على حال، فمتى انحرف عن هذا أو مال إلى ضده فليعلم أنه قد ترك عقله لهواه. وأيضا فإن للشره والنهم ضراوة واستكلابا شديدا، ومتى أهمل وأمرج قوي ذلك منه وعسر نزوع النفس عنه. ومتى ردع وقمع وهن ودبل وضعف على الأيام حتى يفقد البتة. قافل الشاعر