Story 25: The Fool in Fine Clothes

I saw a plump fool wrapped in an expensive robe, an Arabian steed beneath him, and fine Egyptian linen on his head. Someone asked me: Sadi, what do you make of this embroidered silk on this brainless beast? I said: A donkey has come to resemble people; a calf, a body that only bellows. One handsome nature is worth more than a thousand robes of silk. You cannot call this animal a man, except for his cloak, his turban, and his outward show. Search through everything he owns, all his wealth and being, and you will find nothing lawful in him but his blood.