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master of the house happen to be richer than he. If dirt 
happen to be on his auspicious face, he must wash it out with 
salt and vinegar; and he should not rely upon anyone except 
a worthy darvish. In reciting a he should not omit the 
first line of a poem, evenif it be simple. Ifa man recite the 
first line off a couplet, the Mirza wat not read out the second 
line. In India if he secures a house, he must not be in search 
of mere architectural beauty, but must pay due consideration 
to its stability lest he may not suffer an untimely death in the 
rainy season. In a bath he must not allow the body of a sick 
barber to touch his body, but he should be civil to his son. 
He may pour from the store a small quantity of water on his 
head, if he has bathed in a narrow reservoir used by several 
persons. If he wants to avoid insults, he must drive out from 
his head the weakness of sitting in a prominent place. In 
India he should not expect intelligence and good ee 
from those who put big turbans on their heads. If he doe 
not want to undergo insult and disrespect, he must not mee 
tain expectations from familiar pa Sway with people, say- 
in I am going to see such and such a rich man; he will 
give me a thousand rupees and Sacto many presents.” In 
India do not make the taking of Paludah' and Firnt® grow 
into a habit, for this brings in idleness and loss of spirit. 
With the rank of a centurion (Mansab-i- Sadi), the Mirza must 
not cause the cover of his hubble-bubble to be made of silver 
and put silver on the reins of his horse, because they would 
not remain with him. If he is riding with a superior officer, 
he must keep a step or two behind him; but on reaching a 
bridge he must lead the way, and return to his old place when 
the bridge is passed in safety. In times of misfortune he must 
not take anything i in a brass pot if its edges are engraved, for 
dust remains there and is not removed even by washing. If 
get he should not open his mouth at the door of the inn 
Sambal Khan, for there are many absurd reasoners. -He 
sek keep himself aloof from a few things, if he wants to render 
himself free from trouble. If any one begins a long story, he 
should not attend it, because it is styled t the prison-house of 
intercourse ; he must in no case discuss anything with those 
who are addicted to discussion, because this is a plague of 
tion is the book, called Kaiilah wa Damnah.’ In an assembly 
where fect} Bore: have been invited, the Mirza must not go 
1 A kind of sweet Seiauia made of water, flour, sugar, etc. 
; = kind of sweet dish prepared by flour, milk and sugar 
very famous work of ne tales, tra nstated into Arabic by 
‘Abdulls bin al-Muqaffa‘, died a.p 
