then the blame is more due to the one who kept the secret and more due to the one to whom he confided it because he was the owner of his secret so he released him opened his locks and let him go so he escaped from his chains and bonds and he became the slave owned by the one who entrusted him with his secret and gave him the power to enslave his neck if he wanted he could improve his mastery to keep that secret so he could cut his forelock and make him a hostage for the day of his reproach against him. and few are those who improve mastery guard freedom or control themselves for perhaps he did not reveal it deceitfully but revealed it foolishly and weakly. and if he mishandled the mastery and chose the trust so he released the secret and entrusted it to someone who was more destructive to it so blood was shed blessings were gained shame was exposed and everyone was divided although the one who lost his secret was more to blame. the poet said
فاللوم إذ ذاك على صاحب السر أوجب، وعمن أفضى به إليه أنزل؛ لأنه كان مالكا لسره فأطلق عقاله، وفتح أقفاله، وسرحه فأفلت من قيده ووثاقه، وصار هو العبد القن المملوك لمن ائتمنه على سره، وملكه رق رقبته؛ فإن شاء أحسن ملكته لحفظ ذلك السر فجز ناصيته، وجعله رهينة ليوم عتبه عليه. وقل من يحسن الملكة، ويحرس الحرية أو يضبط نفسه؛ فإنه ربما لم يخرجه غشا فأخرجه سخفا وضعفا. وإن أساء الملكة وختر الأمانة فأطلق السر واسترعاه من هو أشد له إضاعة، فسفك الدم وأنال النعم وكشف العورة وفرق بين الجميع، وإن كان المضيع لسره ألوم. قال الشاعر