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B. — What governs a woman ? A. — Compulsion. 



B. — What does a degenerate son resemble? A, — A superfluous 

 finger, which, if lopped off, gives pain, if suffered to grow, becomes a 

 blemish. 



B. — What augments friendship ? A. — Inquiring about one in his 

 absence. 



B. — What withholds friendship ? A. — Borrowing money ; for the 

 wise have said, " Borrowing is to friendship, what a pair of scissors is 

 to a piece of cloth." 



B. — How should one drink ? A. — Slowly and in small draughts. 



B. — How should one rise from his meals ? A. — With some remains 

 of appetite. 



B. — What beside aliment preserves health ? A. — Three things : viz. 

 wearing clean apparel, perfuming one's self, and seeing one's friends. 



B. — What is the cause of the immutability of speech ? A. — Veracity. 



B. — Who is agreeable to all persons 1 A. — He who speaks the truth. 



B. — Who is a speaker of truth ? A. — He who does not tell a lie. 



B» — Whether is truth or gratitude to be preferred? A. — There is 

 no gratitude without truth. 



B. — Who is patient ? A. — He who has forbearance in anger. 



B. — What makes one righteous ? A.— Good and lawful food. 



B. — What is good and lawful food ? A. — That which is earned by 

 an honourable profession. 



B. — What is the best of professions 1 A. — Agriculture. 



B. — What is the worst of professions ? A. — The gelling of wine. 



B. — What is the distinction between man and woman ? A. — The 

 same as between heaven and earth, for unless the former rain, the 

 latter cannot prove fruitful. 



B. — What makes one free from the love of the world ? A. — Resigna- 

 tion and thanksgiving. 



B. — What does association produce ? A. — A good or bad impres- 

 sion on one's mind. 



B. — How should one receive a guest ? A. — With kindness ; that is, 

 one should first welcome and then entertain him. 



B. — What is the antidote of sin ? A. — Repentance. 



B. — What should be the constant duty of one who is wealthy ? 



A. — The distribution of food to the hungry. 



