Wisdom No. 44: Wrestling with a lion and punching with a sword is not the work of wise men.

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Wisdom No. 44: Wrestling with a lion and punching with a sword is not the work of wise men.

حکمت شماره ۴۴: پنجه با شیر زدن و مشت با شمشیر، کار خردمندان نیست.

Wisdom No. 43: Whoever fights with the great will shed his own blood. Wisdom No. 45: A weak person who shows bravery against a strong one is an ally of the enemy in his own destruction.

Grappling with a lion and punching with a sword is not the work of wise people.

پنجه با شیر زدن و مشت با شمشیر، کار خردمندان نیست.

Do not engage in fighting and force with a drunkard,

Keep your hands folded (do not confront him).

جنگ و زورآوری مکن با مست

پیش سرپنجه در بغل نه دست

Wisdom No. 44: Wrestling with a lion and punching with a sword is not the work of wise men.

Book: Gulistan

Author: Saadi Moshrefoldin Mosleh ebn Abdollah

Wisdom No. 43: Whoever fights with the great will shed his own blood. Wisdom No. 45: A weak person who shows bravery against a strong one is an ally of the enemy in his own destruction.