27ـ ذَرِ الطَّمَعَ، والشَّـرَهَ، وعَلَيْكَ بِلُزُومِ العِفَّةِ، والوَرَعِ.

27ـ ذَرِ الطَّمَعَ، والشَّـرَهَ، وعَلَيْكَ بِلُزُومِ العِفَّةِ، والوَرَعِ. The abasement of men is in the things they covet and the passing away of lifetimes is in [following] the deceptions of [false] hopes. 28ـ ذُلُّ الرِّجالِ فِي المَطامِعِ، وَفِناءُ الآجالِ في غُرُورِ الآمالِ. The cornerstone of piety is abandoning covetousness. 29ـ رَأسُ الوَرَعِ تَرْكُ الطَّمَعِ. Sometimes there is a false ambition for an unseen (or lost) hope. 30ـ رُبَّ طَمَع كاذِب لأمَل غائِب (خائِب).

Embarking on avidities cuts off the necks of men. 31ـ رُكُوبُ الأطْماعِ يَقْطَعُ رِقابَ الرِّجالِ. The cause of corruption of certitude is covetousness. 32ـ سَبَبُ فَسادِ اليَقينِ الطَّمَعُ. The cause of corruption of piety is covetousness. 33ـ سَبَبُ فَسادِ الوَرَعِ الطَّمَعُ. Oppose covetousness with piety. 34ـ ضادُّوا الطَّمَعَ بِالوَرَعِ. The servant of the coveted is enslaved and never gains his freedom. 35ـ عَبْدُ المَطامِعِ مُسْتَـرَّقٌ، لايَجِدُ أبَداً العِتْقَ.

He who instils covetousness in his soul has deceived it. 36ـ غَشَّ نَفْسَهُ مَنْ شَـرَّبَها الطَّمَعَ. The corruption of religion is [caused by] covetousness. 37ـ فَسادُ الدِّينِ الطَّمَعُ. Covetousness has been paired with humiliation. 38ـ قُرِنَ الطَّمَعُ بِالذُّلِّ. One who trades covetousness for loss of hope [and desire for what others posses], the people will not treat him with contempt. 39ـ مَنْ باعَ الطَّمَعَ بِاليَأْسِ لَمْ يَسْتَطِلْ عَلَيْهِ النّاسُ.

How good an aide of hope ambition is! 40ـ نِعْمَ عَوْنُ الأمَلِ الطَّمَعُ. The trouble for religion is covetousness and its rectitude is [in] piety. 41ـ نَـكَدُ الدّينِ الطَّمَعُ، وصَلاحُهُ الوَرَعُ. We seek Allah’s protection from lowly coveted things and the ambitions that are disliked [by Him]. 42ـ نَعُوذُ بِاللّهِ مِنَ المَطامِعِ الدَّنِيَّةِ، والهِمَمِ الغَيْرِ المَرْضِيَّةِ. Do not covet that which you do not deserve. 43ـ لاتَطْمَعْ فيما لا تَسْتَحِقُّ.

Never let covetousness enslave you and be averse [to the pleasures of this world]. 44ـ لايَسْتَرِقَّنَّكَ الطَّمَعُ وَكُنْ عَزُوفاً. Never let yourself covet that which is above your needs thereby letting it overcome you with the desire for more. 45ـ لاتُطْمِعَنَّ نَفْسَكَ فيما فَوْقَ الكَفافِ، فَيَغْلِبَكَ بِالزِّيادَةِ. Do not let covetousness enslave you while Allah has made you free. 46ـ لايَسْتَرِقَّـنَّكَ الطَّمَعُ وَقَدْ جَعَلَكَ اللّهُ حُرّاً. Nothing corrupts religion like covetousness.

47ـ لايُفْسِدُ الدّينَ كَالطَّمَعِ. There is no quality more abased than covetousness.