وَقَالَ (عليه السلام):
Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, said:
الْبُخْلُ عَارٌ
Miserliness is shame;
وَ الْجُبْنُ مَنْقَصَةٌ
cowardice is a defect;
وَ الْفَقْرُ يُخْرِسُ الْفَطِنَ عَنْ حُجَّتِهِ
poverty disables an intelligent man from arguing his case;
وَ الْمُقِلُّ غَرِيبٌ فِي بَلْدَتِهِ
and a destitute person is a stranger in his home town.
