12ـ طَلَبُ الثَّناءِ بِغَيْرِ اسْتِحْقاق خُرْقٌ.
12ـ طَلَبُ الثَّناءِ بِغَيْرِ اسْتِحْقاق خُرْقٌ. How many a person is thrilled by the praise showered upon him. 13ـ كَمْ مِنْ مَفْتُون بِالثَّناءِ عَلَيْهِ. Excessive praise is flattery; it causes vainglory and brings one closer to heedlessness. 14ـ كَثْرَةُ الثَّناءِ مَلَقٌ يُحْدِثُ الزَّهْوَ ويُدْني مِنَ الغِرَّةِ. Every praiser has the right to a good reward or a handsome gift from whom he praises. 15ـ لِكُلِّ مُثْن عَلى مَنْ أثْنى عَلَيْهِ مَثُوبَةٌ مِنْ جَزاء أوعارِفَةٌ مِنْ عَطاءِ.
One who praises you has [actually] slaughtered you. 16ـ مَنْ مَدَحَكَ فَقَدْ ذَبَحَكَ. One who praises you for what is not in you is indeed likely to blame you for that which you have not done. 17ـ مَنْ مَدَحَكَ بِما لَيْسَ فيكَ فَهُوَ خَليقٌ أنْ يَذُمُّكَ بِما لَيْسَ فيكَ. One who is praised for that which is not in him is ridiculed by it. 18ـ مَنْ أُثْنِيَ عَلَيْهِ بِما لَيْسَ فيهِ سُخِرَ بِهِ.
Whoever praises you for that which is not in you, then it is actually a criticism of you if you think about it. 19ـ مَنْ مَدَحَكَ بِما لَيْسَ فيكَ فَهُوَ ذَمٌّ لَكَ إنْ عَقَلْتَ. One of the ugliest blameworthy acts [of a person] is praising the wicked. 20ـ مِنْ أقْبَحِ المَذامِّ مَدْحُ اللِّئامِ. The one who praises a person for that which is not in him is mocking him. 21ـ مادِحُ الرَّجُلِ بِما لَيْسَ فيهِ مُسْتَهْزِيٌ بِهِ.
The one who praises you for that which is not in you is [actually] mocking you, and if you do not give him that which fulfils his wants, he will be excessive in his blame and defamation of you. 22ـ مادِحُكَ بِما لَيْسَ فيكَ مُسْتَهْزِيٌ بِكَ، فَإنْ لَمْ تُسْعِفْهُ بِنَوالِكَ بالَغَ في ذَمِّكَ وهِجائِكَ. Previous…
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