44ـ لَنْ تُوجَدَ القَناعَةُ حَتّى يَفْقُدَ الحِرْصُ.

44ـ لَنْ تُوجَدَ القَناعَةُ حَتّى يَفْقُدَ الحِرْصُ. One who is not satisfied with the little that he gets has not adorned himself with contentment. 45ـ لَمْ يَتَحَلَّ بِالقَناعَةِ مَنْ لَمْ يَكْتَفِ بِيَسيرِ ما وَجَدَ. One who is content becomes rich [and independent]. 46ـ مَنْ قَنِعَ غَنِيَ. One who is content gets satiated. 47ـ مَنْ قَنِعَ شَبِـعَ. One who makes himself content becomes contented. 48ـ مَنْ تَقَنَّعَ قَنِعَ. One who is content does not get depressed.

49ـ مَنْ قَنِعَ لَمْ يَغْتَمَّ. Whoever is content, his worship becomes good. 50ـ مَنْ قَنِعَ حَسُنَتْ عِبادَتُهُ. Whoever is content, his greed becomes less. 51ـ مَنْ قَنِعَ قَلَّ طَمَعُهُ. One who is contented with the allotment of Allah becomes needless. 52ـ مَنْ قَنِعَ بِقِسْمِ اللّهِ اِسْتَغْنى. One who is not satisfied with what has been decreed for him faces hardship. 53ـ مَنْ لَمْ يُقَنِّعْ بِما قُدِّرَ لَهُ تَعَنّى. One who lacks contentment is not made affluent by riches.

54ـ مَنْ عَدِمَ القَناعَةَ لَمْ يُغْنِهِ المالُ. One from whom contentment turns away is not enriched by wealth. 55ـ مَنْ عَدَتْهُ القَناعَةُ لَمْ يُغْنِهِ المالُ. One who is content with the sustenance of Allah has no need for the creation. 56ـ مَنْ قَنِعَ بِرِزْقِ اللّهِ اِسْتَغْنى عَنِ الخَلْقِ. One who is granted contentment is preserved by it. 57ـ مَنْ وُهِبَتْ لَهُ القَناعَةُ صانَتْهُ. One whose soul is contented remains dignified even in hard times.

58ـ مَنْ قَنِعَتْ نَفْسُهُ عَزَّ مُعْسِراً. One who is contented is spared from the humility of asking [others]. 59ـ مَنْ قَنِعَ كُفِيَ مَذَلَّةَ الطَّلَبِ. Whoever clings to contentment, his poverty disappears. 60ـ مَنْ لَزِمَ القَناعَةَ زالَ فَقْرُهُ. One who desires the blessings of the Hereafter is contented with the little [he has] of this world. 61ـ مَنْ رَغِبَ في نَعيمِ الآخِرَةِ قَنِعَ بِيَسيرِ الدُّنيا. One who is contented with the allotment of Allah becomes needless of the people.

62ـ مَنْ قَنِعَ بِقِسْمِ اللّهِ اِسْتَغْنى عَنِ الخَلْقِ. One who suffices with little becomes needless of plenty. 63ـ مَنِ اكْتَقى بِاليَسيرِ اِسْتَغْنى عَنِ الكَثيرِ. One of the most honourable morals is adorning oneself with contentment. 64ـ مِنْ أكْرَمِ الخُلْقِ التَّحَلّي بِالقَناعَةِ. Remaining contented is from the noble endeavours. 65ـ مِنْ شَرَفِ الهِمَّةِ لُزُومُ القَناعَةِ. How good it is for a person to be contented with little and generous with much!

66ـ ما أحْسَنَ بِالإنْسانِ أنْ يَقْنَعَ بِالقَليلِ ويَجُودَ بِالجَزيلِ. The best fortune is contentment.