لا تُعَاشِرْ ما عِشْتَ أَحْمَقَ واعْلَمْ

أَنَّهُ فِي الوُجُودِ حَيُّ كَمَيْتِ

Do not befriend a fool, for as long as you live,

Know that among the living he is like a corpse.

لَيْسَ بَيْنَ الْجُنونِ وَالْحُمْقِ إِلَّا

مِثْلُ مَا بَيْنَ أَدْهَمٍ وَكُمَيْتِ

There is no difference between madness and folly

Except what lies between the blind and the mute.