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“ The ignorant man may speak with impunity A word that is death to the wise and the ripe of wit.
The true believer is pinched for his daily bread, Whilst infidel rogues enjoy all benefit.
Where is a man’s resource and what can he do? It is the Almighty’s will; we most submit. ”

“ Then said the sharper, ‘O folk, this is my friend and I deposited with him a deposit, but he denieth it; so in whom shall the folk put trust after this?’ And they said, ‘This [1] is a man of worth and we have found in him nought but trustiness and loyality and good breeding, and he is endowed with understanding and generosity. Indeed, he avoucheth no falsehood, for that we have consorted with him and mixed with him and he with us and we know the sincerity of his religion.’ Then quoth one of them to the merchant, ‘Harkye, such an one! ”