وَقَالَ (عليه السلام):
Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, said:
خِيَارُ خِصَالِ النِّسَاءِ شِرَارُ خِصَالِ الرِّجَالِ:
The best traits of women are those which are the worst traits of men,
الزَّهْوُ وَالْجُبْنُ وَالْبُخْلُ،
namely: vanity, cowardice and miserliness.
فَإذَا كَانَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ مَزْهُوَّةً
Thus, since the woman is vain,
لَمْ تُمَكِّنْ مِنْ نَفْسِهَا،
she will not allow anyone access to herself;
وَإِذَا كَانَتْ بِخِيلَةً
since she is miserly,
حَفِظَتْ مَالَهَا وَمَالَ بَعْلِهَا،
she will preserve her own property and the property of her husband;
وَإِذَا كَانَتْ جَبَانَةً
and since she is weak-hearted,
فَرِقَتْ مِنْ كُلِّ شِيْءٍ يَعْرِضُ لَهَا.
she will be frightened with everything that befalls her.
