if he sees in his companion aversion turning away and averting his face he knows that he has divulged his secret so he distances him rejects him and tells his companion that he wanted to test him with what he has entrusted to him of his secret. if this person is one of the people of high status his status is lowered. if he is one of the companions he is ordered to be kept away from him. if he is one of the people of deeds he is ordered not to be helped. if he is one of the custodians of the houses of fire he is ordered to be removed and his provisions are dropped. he says he who is not fit for his kingdom is not fit for himself and he who is not fit for himself is of no good. he says the heart is more just in testimony to the heart than the tongue and rarely is something that is in the heart except that it appears in the eyes since the organs are shared and related to each other.
وإن رأى من صاحبه نفور نفس، وازورار جانب، وإعراض وجه، علم أنه قد أذاع سره، فأقصاه واطرحه وجفاه، وأخبر صاحبه أنه أراد محنته بما أودعه من سره. فإن كان هذا من أهل المراتب، وضع مرتبته، وإن كان من الندماء، أمر أن يحجب عنه، وإن كان من أصحاب الأعمال، أمر أن لا يستعان به، وإن كان من سدنة بيوت النيران، أمر بعزله وإسقاط أرزاقه. ويقول من لم يصلح لملكه، لا يصلح لنفسه، ومن لم يصلح لنفسه، فلا خير عنده. ويقول إن القلب اعدل على القلب شهادة من اللسان، وقل شيء يكون في القلب إلا ظهر في العينين، إذ كانت الأعضاء مشتركة يتعلق بعضها ببعض.