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Story 13

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Story 13

A man was learning how to hurl flaming naphtha. A wise man told him: your own house is made of reeds; this is no game for you. Until you are sure your words are exactly right, say nothing; and whatever you know has no worthy answer, leave unsaid.

Explanation: The 'house of reeds' is a warning that playing with fire endangers one's own fragile home, a metaphor for reckless behavior that backfires.

Original · Persian

حکایت شمارهٔ ۱۳

هندویی نفط‌‌اندازی همی‌ آموخت. حکیمی گفت تو را که خانه نیین است، بازی نه این است.

تا ندانی که سخن عین صواب است مگوی وآنچه دانی که نه نیکوش جواب است مگوی