32ـ مَنْ ضَلَّ مُشيرُهُ بَطَلَ تَدْبيرُهُ.

32ـ مَنْ ضَلَّ مُشيرُهُ بَطَلَ تَدْبيرُهُ. Whoever gives sincere advice to the one who consults him, his planning becomes good. 33ـ مَنْ نَصَحَ مُسْتَشيرَهُ صَلُحَ تَدْبيرُهُ. Whoever cheats the one who consults him, his foresight is taken away. 34ـ مَنْ غَشَّ مُسْتَشيرَهُ سُلِبَ تَدْبيرُهُ. One who consults the people of intellect is enlightened by the lights of the intellects. 35ـ مَنْ شاوَرَ ذَوِي العُقُولِ اِسْتَضاءَ بِأنْوارِ العُقُولِ.

One who consults the people of intellect and wisdom attains success and rightness. 36ـ مَنْ شاوَرَ ذَوِي النُّهى والألْبابِ فازَ بِالنُّجْحِ والصَّوابِ. One who consults with the people shares in their [combined] intellects. 37ـ مَنْ شاوَرَ الرِّجالَ شارَكَها في عُقُولِها. One who consults the people of intellect and wisdom, gains success through prudence and aptness? 38ـ مَنِ اسْتَشارَ ذَوِي النُّهى والألبابِ فازَ بِالحَزْمِ والسَّدادِ.

One who persists in consultation does not lack a praiser when the right result is achieved or an apologizer when a mistake is made. 39ـ مَنْ لَزِمَ المُشاوَرَةَ لَمْ يَعْدَمْ عِنْدَ الصَّوابِ مادِحاً وعِنْدَ الخَطاءِ عاذِراً. One who seeks advice does not go astray. 40ـ ما ضَلَّ مَنِ اسْتَشارَ. Nothing derives an appropriate outcome like consultation. 41ـ مَا اسْتُنْبِطَ الصَّوابُ بِمِثْلِ المُشاوَرَةِ. Consulting the judicious person who is concerned for you is a [means of attaining] triumph.

42ـ مُشاوَرَةُ الحازِمِ المُشْفِقِ ظَفَرٌ. Consulting the ignorant person who is concerned for you one is dangerous. 43ـ مُشاوَرَةُ الجاهِلِ المُشْفِقِ خَطَرٌ. How good a support consultation is! 44ـ نِعْمَ المُظاهَرَةُ المُشاوَرَةُ. What a good backing [and support] consultation is! 45ـ نِعْمَ الاِسْتِظْهارُ المُشاوَرَةُ. Do not consult with your enemy and hide your information [from him]. 46ـ لاتُشاوِرْ عَدُوَّكَ، واسْتُرْهُ خَبَـرَكَ. Never consult with the ignorant in your affairs.

47ـ لاتُشاوِرَنَّ في أمْرِكَ مَنْ يَجْهَلُ. Do not belittle a noteworthy opinion [even] when it is brought to you by an inferior person. 48ـ لاتَسْتَصْغِرَنَّ عِنْدَكَ الرَّأْيَ الخَطيرَ إذا أتاكَ بِهِ الرَّجُلُ الحَقيرُ. Do not include a miser in your consultation as he will turn you away from the goal and frighten you with poverty. 49ـ لاتُدْخِلَنَّ في مَشْوَرَتِكَ بَخيلاً فَيَعْدِلَ بِكَ عَنِ القَصْدِ ويَعِدَكَ الفَقْرَ.