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روباه را گفتند: هیچ توانی که صد دینار بستانی و پیغامی به سگان ده رسانی؟ گفت: والله مزدی فراوان است اما در این معامله خطر جان است.
از سفله نیل مکرمت امید داشتن

کشتی به موج لجه حرمان فکندن است
پیش عدو زبون شدن از میل مال و جاه

خود را به ورطه خطر جان فکندن است

English translation

They said to the fox: 'Can you take a hundred dinars and deliver a message to the dogs of the village?' He said: 'By God, it is a generous wage, but in this transaction there is danger to one's life.' To hope for the gift of generosity from a base person is to cast one's ship into the waves of the deep sea of deprivation. To become abased before an enemy out of desire for wealth and rank is to throw oneself into the abyss of mortal danger.

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