and ignorance of what he owes and what he owns. if he is absentminded and preoccupied he will neglect what his companion needs at the time and waste the rights of those who deceive him and invite blame from people for him and give permission to those who do not need to meet him nor benefit from his place. if he is inactive and despised people will put his companion in his place and judge him by it. if he is gloomy and sullen he will meet every class of people with dislike so the people who give advice will abandon their advice and he will neglect the needs of those in need and the people who visit his companions door will be few fleeing from meeting him.
وجهل ما عليه وماله. وإن كان ذهولا متشاغلا أخل بما يحتاج إليه صاحبه في وقته، وأضاع حقوق الغاشين لبابه، واستدعى الذم من الناس له، وأذن عليه لمن لا يحتاج إلى لقائه ولا ينتفع بمكانه. وإذا كان خاملا محتقرا أحل الناس صاحبه في محله وقضوا عليه به. وإذا كان جهما عبوسا تلقى كل طبقة من الناس بالمكروه، فترك أهل النصائح نصائحهم، وأخل بذوي الحاجات في حوائجهم، وقلت الغاشية لباب صاحبه، فرارا من لقائه.