A learned man without restraint is a blind torchbearer: he carries the light but casts none.
Anyone who gambles his life away gains nothing; he throws his gold aside and buys nothing with it.
Explanation: The 'blind torchbearer' means someone who holds knowledge but cannot benefit from it, lighting the way for others while remaining in the dark himself.
Original · Persian
حکمت شمارهٔ ۵
عالم ناپرهیزگار کور مشعلهدار است.
بیفایده هر که عمر در باخت
چیزی نخرید و زر بینداخت