1. Say what you will in public or private
And restrain your tongue from ruinous speech
١. قُل ما تَشاءُ بِمَحفِلٍ أَو مَجهَلٍ
وَاِخزُن لِسانَكَ عَن مَقالٍ يوبِقُ
2. For the small thing may bring the great one down
And a mere tent peg has killed many a king
٢. إِنَّ الصَغيرَةَ قَد تَجُرُّ عَظيمَةً
وَلَرُبَّما أَودى بِشاهٍ بَيدَقُ