40ـ عَلَيْكَ بِالوَرَعِ فَإنَّهُ عَوْنُ الدِّينِ، وشيمَةُ المُخْلِصينَ.

40ـ عَلَيْكَ بِالوَرَعِ فَإنَّهُ عَوْنُ الدِّينِ، وشيمَةُ المُخْلِصينَ. Espouse piety and beware of the deception of avarice, for indeed it is a pasture without herbage. 41ـ عَلَيْكَ بِالوََرَعِ، وإيّاكَ وغُرُورَ الطَّمَعِ،فَإنَّهُ وَخيمُ المَرْتَعِ. During the presence of lustful desires and pleasures, the piety of the God-wary becomes evident. 42ـ عِنْدَ حُضُورِ الشَّهَواتِ واللَّذّاتِ يَتَـبَيَّنُ وَرَعُ الأتْقِياءِ. Piety has been paired with God-wariness. 43ـ قُرِنَ الوَرَعُ بِالتُّقى.

How can one who is possessed by avarice possess piety? 44ـ كَيْفَ يَمْلِكُ الوَرَعَ مَنْ يَمْلِكُهُ الطَّمَعُ. Let your piety be true, your striving for the right be intense and your intention be sincere in the trust [you take] and the vow [you make]. 45ـ لِيَصْدُقْ وَرَعُكَ، ويَشْتَدَّ تَحَرّيكَ، وتَخْلُصْ نِيَّتُكَ فِي الأمانَةِ وَاليَمينِ. One who is not reformed by piety is corrupted by avarice. 46ـ مَنْ لَمْ يُصْلِحْهُ الوَرَعُ أفْسَدَهُ الطَّمَعُ.

One who is truly pious keeps away from the forbidden actions. 47ـ مَنْ صَدَّقَ وَرَعَهُ اِجْتَنَبَ المُحَرَّماتِ. Whoever shuns lustful desires has safeguarded his soul. 48ـ مَنْ تَوَرَّعَ عَنِ الشَّهَواتِ صانَ نَفْسَهُ. One who lacks piety, his heart is dead. 49ـ مَنْ قَلَّ وَرَعُهُ ماتَ قَلْبُهُ. One whose piety increases, his sins decrease. 50ـ مَنْ زادَ وَرَعُهُ نَقَصَ إثْمُهُ. One who adopts piety, his worship becomes good. 51ـ مَنْ تَوَرَّعَ حَسُنَتْ عِبادَتُهُ.

Whoever divests himself of piety puts on the attire of disgrace. 52ـ مَنْ تَعَرّى عَنِ الوَرَعِ اِدَّرَعَ جِلْبابَ العارِ. One of the prerequisites of piety is refraining from sins. 53ـ مِنْ لَوازِمِ الوَرَعِ التَّنَـزُّهُ عَنِ الآثامِ. It is from the most excellent piety that you not do in private what you would be embarrassed to do in public. 54ـ مِنْ أفْضَلِ الوَرَعِ أنْ لاتُبْدِيَ في خَلْوَتِكَ ما تَسْتَحْيي مِنْ إظْهارِهِ في عَلانِيَتِكَ.

Eschewing forbidden actions is from the most excellent piety. 55ـ مِنْ أفْضَلِ الوَرَعِ اِجْتِنابُ المُحَرَمّاتِ. Nothing reforms the faith like piety. 56ـ ما أصْلَحَ الدّينَ كَالوَرَعِ. The basis of piety is refraining from the forbidden [actions]. 57ـ مِلاكُ الوَرَعِ اَلكَفُّ عَنِ المَحارِمِ. With piety, actions bear fruit. 58ـ مَعَ الوَرَعِ يُثْمِرُ العَمَلُ. Piety is indeed a good companion and avarice is certainly an evil associate. 59ـ نِعْمَ الرَّفيقُ الوَرَعُ، وبِئْسَ القَرينُ الطَّمَعُ.