16ـ إذا أمْضَيْتَ أمْراً فَأمْضِهِ بَعْدَ الرَّوِيَّةِ ومُراجَعَةِ المَشْوَرَةِ...

16ـ إذا أمْضَيْتَ أمْراً فَأمْضِهِ بَعْدَ الرَّوِيَّةِ ومُراجَعَةِ المَشْوَرَةِ،وَلا تُؤَخِّرْ عَمَلَ يَوْم إلى غَد، وأمْضِ لِكُلِّ يَوْم عَمَلَهُ. Ignorance of the adviser is [a cause of] destruction of the consulter. 17ـ جَهْلُ المُشيرِ هَلاكُ المُسْتشيرِ. It behooves the intelligent one to add the opinion of the intelligent people to his opinion and to merge the knowledge of the wise with his knowledge.

18ـ حَقٌّ عَلَى العاقِلِ أنْ يُضيفَ إلى رَأْيِهِ رَأيَ العُقَلاءِ، ويَضُمَّ إلى عِلْمِهِ عُلُومَ الحُكَماءِ. It behooves the intelligent one to continuously seek the right path and abandon obstinacy. 19ـ حَقٌّ عَلَى العاقِلِ أنْ يَسْتَديمَ الإرْشادَ ويَتْرُكَ الاِسْتِبْدادَ. The best among those whom you consult are the people of wisdom and knowledge, and those who possess experience and judiciousness. 20ـ خَيْـرُ مَنْ شاوَرْتَ ذَوُوا النُّهى والعِلْمِ، وأُولُوالتَّجارِبِ والحَزْمِ.

Betrayal of the one who submits [to you] and the one who consults [you] is from the most atrocious acts and the gravest wickedness, and leads to punishment in hellfire. 21ـ خِيانَةُ المُسْتَسْلِمِ والمُسْتَشيرِ مِنْ أفْظَعِ الأُمُورِ، وأعْظَمِ الشُّـرُورِ، ومُوجِبُ عَذابِ السَّعيرِ. Consult before you decide and think before you proceed. 22ـ شاوِرْ قَبْلَ أنْ تَعْزِمَ، وَفَكِّرْ قَبْلَ أنْ تُقْدِمَ. Consult the intelligent ones and you will be safe from error and regret.

23ـ شاوِرْ ذَوِي العُقُولِ، تَأْمَنِ الزَّلَلَ والنَّدَمَ. Consult in your affairs those who fear Allah and you will be rightly guided. 24ـ شاوِرْ في أُمُورِكَ الَّذينَ يَخْشَوْنَ اللّهَ تَرْشُدْ. Being unjust to the one who seeks advice is [the worst form of] oppression and betrayal. 25ـ ظُلْمُ المُسْتَشيرِ ظُلْمٌ وخيانَةٌ. You must seek consultation, for indeed it is the result of judiciousness. 26ـ عَلَيْكَ بِالمُشاوَرَةِ فَإنَّها نَتيجَةُ الحَزْمِ.

It is the duty of the one who is consulted to strive in giving an [appropriate] opinion but it is not for him to guarantee success. 27ـ علَى المُشيرِ الاِجْتِهادُ فِي الرَّأْيِ، ولَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ ضَمانُ النُجْحِ. The essence [and source] of guidance is in consultation. 28ـ فِي الاِسْتِشارَةِ عَيْنُ الهِدايَةِ. Consultation suffices as a supporter. 29ـ كَفى بِالمُشاوَرَةِ ظَهيراً. One who acts against [good] advice gets perplexed. 30ـ مَنْ خالَفَ المَشْوَرَةَ اِرْتَـبَكَ.

One who consults an intelligent person acquires [his objective]. 31ـ مَنْ اِسْتَشارَ العاقِلَ مَلَكَ. One whose adviser goes astray, his planning is nullified.