حکمت 349: آن کس که در عیب خود بنگرد از عیب… · Saying 349

وَ قَالَ (عليه السلام): مَنْ نَظَرَ فِي عَيْبِ نَفْسِهِ اشْتَغَلَ عَنْ عَيْبِ غَيْرِهِ وَ مَنْ رَضِيَ بِرِزْقِ اللَّهِ لَمْ يَحْزَنْ عَلَي مَا فَاتَهُ وَ مَنْ سَلَّ سَيْفَ الْبَغْيِ قُتِلَ بِهِ وَ مَنْ كَابَدَ الْأُمُورَ عَطِبَ وَ مَنِ اقْتَحَمَ اللُّجَجَ غَرِقَ وَ مَنْ دَخَلَ مَدَاخِلَ السُّوءِ اتُّهِمَ وَ مَنْ كَثُرَ كَلَامُهُ كَثُرَ خَطَؤُهُ وَ مَنْ كَثُرَ خَطَؤُهُ قَلَّ حَيَاؤُهُ وَ مَنْ قَلَّ حَيَاؤُهُ قَلَّ وَرَعُهُ وَ مَنْ قَلَّ وَرَعُهُ مَاتَ قَلْبُهُ وَ مَنْ مَاتَ قَلْبُهُ دَخَلَ النَّارَ وَ مَنْ نَظَرَ فِي عُيُوبِ النَّاسِ فَأَنْكَرَهَا ثُمَّ رَضِيَهَا لِنَفْسِهِ فَذَلِكَ الْأَحْمَقُ بِعَيْنِهِ وَ الْقَنَاعَةُ مَالٌ لَا يَنْفَدُ وَ مَنْ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذِكْرِ الْمَوْتِ رَضِيَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا بِالْيَسِيرِ وَ مَنْ عَلِمَ أَنَّ كَلَامَهُ مِنْ عَمَلِهِ قَلَّ كَلَامُهُ إِلَّا فِيمَا يَعْنِيهِ

Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: He who sees his own shortcomings abstains from looking into other's shortcomings. He who feels happy with the livelihood with which Allah provides him does not grieve over what he misses. He who draws out te sword of revolt gets killed with it. He who strives without means perishes. He who enters the depths gets drowned. He who visits places of ill repute receives blame. He who speaks more commits more errors. He who eommits more errors becomes shameless. He who is shameless will have less fear of Allah. He whose fear of Allah less, his heart dies. He whose heart enters the Fire. He who observes the shortcomings of others and disapproves of them and then accepts them for himself is definitely a fool. Contentment is a capital that does not dwindle. He who remembers death much is satisfied with small favours in this world. He who knows that his speech is also a part of his action speaks less except where he has some purpose.