[1] Al-hikma gataʼat chiʼab sabʼa wa beehum banat beetha.
[2] Hi dabahat wa daayarat khamarha wa farrachat bustaatha.
[3] Hi rassalat khaddaamaatha wa tinaadi min al-bakaan al-aali // hana l-hille.
[4] Wa tuguul : «Ayyi naadum al-jaahil khalli yaji hini.» Wa le l-ma indah fihim, hi tuguul :
[5] «Yalla aakulu min akli wa acharbo min khamari al-daayartah.
[6] Khallu minku al-jahal wa tahyo wa chiilu al-derib al-yantiiku fihim.»
[7] «Al-yiʼaddib al-chammaati yalga al-bakhaada wa l-yuluum al-aasi yalga al-muʼyaar.
[8] Ma tuluum al-chammaati achaan hu yabkhudak laakin kan tuluum al-hakiim, hu yiriidak.
[9] Allim al-hakiim wa yalga hikma ziyaada. Arrif al-saalih wa maʼrafatah tabga ziyaada.
[10] Al-khoof min Allah hu asaas al-hikma wa maʼrafat Allah al-Khudduus tifahhimah le l-insaan.
[11] Wa beyi ana al-hikma, ayyaam hayaatak yiziidu wa siniin umrak yutuulu.
[12] Kan hakiim, hikmatak tanfaʼak wa kan chammaati, tilhammal awaakhib fiʼilak.»
[13] Al-mara al-matmuusa kalaamha katiir. Hi mukhaffala wa ma taʼarif cheyy.
[14] Hi tagood fi baab beetha wa fi l-bakaan al-aali hana hillitha
[15] le tinaadi al-faaytiin be deribhum wa l-maachiin adiil fi tariighum.
[16] Wa tuguul : «Ayyi naadum al-jaahil khalli yaji hini.» Wa le l-ma indah fihim, hi tuguul :
[17] «Al-charaab al-masruug, laziiz wa l-akil al-mulabbad, halu.»
[18] Humman ma yaʼarfu kadar da bakaan al-maytiin wa maʼzuumiinha gaaʼidiin fi l-haawiye.