Sol 6.1

  1. Would that I knew, concerning my dear friend, what it was that

    Beset him in love until he forsook it.

  2. Never befriend a base, miserly coward,

    Fiery in his rush, swift to withdraw.

  3. Whatever he gains from you is the sweetest booty,

    And he deems it clever on his part to withhold it.

  4. He begs from people, yet gives them nothing.

    May his mother be bereaved of him—how greedy he is!

  5. Make good your word whenever you utter it,

    And beware its disgrace in the assembly.

  6. Do not humiliate me after honoring me;

    For it is painful to have a habit torn away.

  7. Let your lightning not be lightning that brings no rain;

    Indeed, the best lightning is that accompanied by rain.

  8. Do not mingle falsehood with truth;

    Indeed, in truth there is ample room for one who is in the right.

  9. Prolong your silence whenever you are not asked;

    Indeed, in silence there is repose for some people.

  10. Many a man goes about with a tale he has told;

    It does a man no harm not to hear it.

Sol 6.1