Wisdom No. 56: The intellect is so trapped in the hands of the ego as a helpless man with a woman...

حکمت شماره ۵۶: عقل در دست نفس چنان گرفتار است که مرد عاجز با زن ...

Reason is so trapped in the hands of the self as a helpless man is with a shrewish woman. Counsel without power is deceit and trickery, and power without counsel is ignorance and madness.

عقل در دست نفس چنان گرفتار است که مرد عاجز با زن گُربز. رای بی‌قوّت مکر و فسون است و قوّت بی‌رای جهل و جنون.

Discernment, planning, and reason are necessary, and then kingship,

For the kingship and power of an ignorant person are weapons of war against God.

تمیز باید و تدبیر و عقل و آن‌گه مُلک

که مُلک و دولتِ نادان سلاح جنگ خداست