إِذا اِجتَمَعَ الآفاتُ فَالبُخلُ شَرُّها

وَشَرٌّ مِنَ البُخلِ المَواعِدُ وَالمَطلُ

When misfortunes gather, stinginess is the worst of them

And worse than stinginess are promises and procrastination

وَلا خَيرَ في وَعدٍ إِذا كانَ كاذِباً

وَلا خَيرَ في قَولٍ إِذا لَم يَكُن فِعلُ

And there is no good in a promise if it is a lie

And there is no good in words if they are not accompanied by action