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[1] Al-muʼaddab yichiil wasiiyat abuuh wa ammah wa laakin al-haggaar ma yasmaʼ al-luwaama.

[2] Al-lisaan al-halu yijiib al-kheer laakin al-khaddaariin niiyithum // illa l-unuf.

[3] Al-hafad lisaanah hafad nafsah, al-talag lisaanah halak nafsah.

[4] Al-kaslaan yitmanna wa ma yalga wa laakin al-nachiit yanjah // wa yachbaʼ.

[5] Al-saalih yakrah al-kidib, al-aasi yisawwi illa l-afaana wa l-eeb.

[6] Al-adaala tahmi al-maachi fi l-derib al-adiil wa laakin al-zanib yidammir al-aasi.

[7] Da yuguul hu khani wa laakin ma indah cheyy. Wa da yuguul hu fagri wa indah kulla cheyy.

[8] Al-khani be maalah yafda nafsah wa laakin al-fagri, ma fi naadum yakurbah.

[9] Nuur al-saalihiin yifarrih wa deyy al-aasiyiin yumuut.

[10] Fi bakaan al-istikbaar, fiyah huraaj wa fi bakaan al-yasmaʼo al-wasiiye, fiyah hikma.

[11] Al-maal al-talgaah min al-haraam // misil al-riih wa laakin al-talgaah min wakharak yiziid.

[12] Al-acham kan yitawwil, yimarrid al-galib wa l-muna kan alhaggag, misil chadarat al-haya.

[13] Al-aba al-hidaaya yalga khasaara wa l-yitabbig al-wasiiye yalga mukaafa.

[14] Taʼliim al-hakiim yijiib al-haya // misil een almi. Hu yibaʼʼid min charak al-moot.

[15] Al-agul al-adiil yijiib al-rida wa tariig al-khaddaariin yuruuh // fi l-hawa.

[16] Ayyi naadum aagil yakhdim be maʼrafa wa laakin al-matmuus yiwassif nifaakhah.

[17] Al-mursaal al-hawaan yagaʼ fi l-charr wa l-amiin yijiib al-salaam.

[18] Al-fagur wa l-ihaana le l-yaaba al-adab wa laakin al-yakhbal al-luwaama, yicharrufuuh.

[19] Yabga halu le l-insaan kan munaayah alhaggag. Wa l-matmuus yichiif haraam leyah yatruk fasaaltah.

[20] Al-yuruukh maʼa l-hakiimiin yabga hakiim wa l-yiraafig al-mataamiis // yalga al-fasaala.

[21] Al-bala yatbaʼ al-muznibiin wa l-kheer yaji le l-saalihiin.

[22] Al-raajil al-zeen yikhalli warasatah le iyaal iyaalah wa laakin al-muznib, maalah yudummuuh le l-saalihiin.

[23] Ziraaʼat al-masaakiin tijiib intaaj katiir wa laakin intaajha da, al-zulum yiwaddirah.

[24] Al-yiriid sakhiirah yiʼaddibah wa laakin al-ma yadrub sakhiirah yakrahah.

[25] Al-saalih yaakul wa yachbiʼ nafsah wa laakin al-aasi batnah ma tinmali abadan.

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