The branches of reason are straightness...

The branches of reason are straightness, guidance, piety, God-fearing, obtainment, temperance, economy, generosity, and acquaintance with God's religion. The intelligent gain these things through reason. Blessed are those who adhere to reason through their courses. The branches of chastity are contentment, modesty, abundance, rest, consideration, reverence, remembrance, pondering, generosity, and liberality.

The intelligent obtain these matters due to chastity, as they are satisfied with God and the fates. The branches of self-respect are righteousness, modesty, piety, turning to God, understanding, good manners, charity, friendliness, virtue, and courtesy. The intelligent obtain these matters due to self-respect. Blessed are those whose Master (God) endow them with self-respect.

The branches of pudency are leniency, kindness, regarding God secretly and openly, safety, avoiding the evil, happy mien, clemency, victory, and the good reputation. The intelligent obtain these matters due to shyness. Blessed are those who accept God's advice and fear His scandal.

The branches of sedateness are gentleness, firmness, the fulfillment of the trusts, leaving treachery, true-telling, chasteness, gaining legal fortunes, readying for the enemy, forbidding the evil, and avoiding foolishness. The intelligent gain these matters due to sedateness. Blessed are the serious who do not show any levity or ignorance and who pardon and forgive.

The branches of persistence in goodwill are avoiding the adultery, going away from recklessness, refraining from ill matters, conviction, the love of salvation, obeying the Beneficent, glorifying the proof, evading the Shaitan, responding to the justice, and saying the right. The intelligent gain these matters through the persistence in goodwill. Blessed are those who permanently mention the coming and the resurrection and learn from the demise.

The branches of antipathy for evil are gravity, patience, victory, straightness on the course, persistence in reason, believing in God, keeping the sacred matters, sincerity, leaving the unconcerned, and keeping the useful affairs. The intelligent gain these matters through the antipathy for evil. Blessed are those who constitute God's right and cling to the handles of His path.