22ـ اَلْحِلْمُ حِلْيَةُ العِلْمِ، وعِلَّةُ السِّلْمِ.

22ـ اَلْحِلْمُ حِلْيَةُ العِلْمِ، وعِلَّةُ السِّلْمِ. Forbearance is the system by which the affairs of a believer are organized. 23ـ اَلْحِلْمُ نِظامُ أمْرِ المُؤْمِنِ. If in anger there is revenge, then in forbearance there is the reward of the virtuous. 24ـ إنْ كانَ فِي الغَضَبِ الإنْتِصارُ، فَفِي الْحِلْمِ ثَوابُ الأبـْرارِ. Verily forbearance is only suppression of anger and self-restraint. 25ـ إنَّما الحِلْمُ كَظْمُ الغَيْظِ، ومِلْكُ النَّفْسِ. The bane of forbearance is humiliation.

26ـ آفَةُ الحِلْمِ الذُّلُّ. When you are forbearing with a foolish person, you sadden him; so increase his sorrow by your forbearance towards him. 27ـ إذا حَلُمْتَ عَنِ السَّفِيهِ غَمَمْتَهُ، فَزِدْهُ غَمّاً بِحِلْمِكَ عَنْهُ. When you are forbearing with an ignorant person, you have given him the best reply. 28ـ إذا حَلُمْتَ عَنِ الجاهِلِ فَقَدْ أوْسَعْتَهُ جَواباً. When you hear something hateful that troubles you, then lower your head, taking no notice of it, and it will pass you by.

29ـ إذا سَمِعْتَ مِنَ الْمَكْرُوهِ ما يُؤْذيكَ فَتَطَأْطَأْ لَهُ يُخْطِكَ. When forbearance brings about corruption [and defiance in the enemy], forgiveness becomes a weakness. 30ـ إذا كانَ الْحِلْمُ مَفْسَدةً، كانَ العَفْوُ مَعْجَزَةً. Through forbearance, supporters increase. 31ـ بِالحِلْمِ تَـكْثُرُ الأنْصارُ. It is through suppression [of anger] that forbearance comes about. 32ـ بِالْكَظْمِ يَكُونُ الْحِلْمُ. Gulping down the agonies of forbearance extinguishes the fire of anger.

33ـ تَجَرُّعُ غُصَصِ الحِلْمِ يُطْفِيءُ نارَ الغَضَبِ. Gulp down the agonies, for indeed I have not seen any drink that is sweeter than this in outcome, nor more tasteful in effect. 34ـ تَجَرَّعِ الغُصَصَ، فَإنّي لَمْ أرَ جُرْعَةً أحْلى مِنْها عاقِبَةً وَلا ألَذَّ مَغَبَّةً. Gulp down the pains of forbearance, for indeed it is the cornerstone of wisdom and the fruit of knowledge. 35ـ تَجَرَّعْ مَضَضَ الحِلْمِ، فَإنَّهُ رَأْسُ الحِكْمَةِ، وثَمَرةُ العِلْمِ. The fruit of forbearance is kindness.

36ـ ثَمَرَةُ الحِلْمِ الرِّفْقُ. Virtuous forbearance is a sign of abundant knowledge. 37ـ حُسْنُ الحِلْمِ دَليلُ وُفُورِ العِلْمِ. The best forbearance is accustoming yourself to act with forbearance. 38ـ خَيْـرُ الحِلْمِ اَلتَّحَلُّمُ. The cornerstone of knowledge is forbearance. 39ـ رَأْسُ العِلْمِ الحِلْمُ. The alms-tax of forbearance is bearing patiently [with the bad behaviour of the people]. 40ـ زَكوةُ الحِلْمِ الإحْتِمالُ. The cause of reverence is forbearance.

41ـ سَبَبُ الوَقارِ اَلْحِلْمُ.