“ A trian must, on>no aceomit.. listhnfita'-the advice-of a woman, be she
“ -ever, so good; fonthe end of:it?will' be death atichshame : but hesmust
^ ‘.always consult his own! mind i-fi what hehas.to dehor not »»to-do,» »never
tyiosjng sight, of .the lessons,of liis)instructors.-^ iThns :not -only,- 'WillAhe
“ obtain knowledge,- but his actions will be good.
“ Riches, - ,beauty, .knowledge, ,youth, and greatness,' often lead ,a man
. '“-into erre>r;; he,; therefore, 7 who. is, blessed-with any? usf'dhem ought to
“ be," at the.same time, hhmblel-artd generoiaS, for'then hewiltreTXcel;
“ otherwise, hisJvirtue,s wilhbe hidden.
“ As the man who advahc§s;by fair means:from poverty to»riches,’br from
“ insignificance to;greatness, is rewarded in this world; ’ so will he-»who is
'geh'lrous and kind-hearted be^rewarded .hereafter dii li&venvi So^ ill
j the warrior killed» in battle; who-is like a rconqueror, enjoy-» allure
“ .delights * imaginable-; while a deserter is despised by all men, and
“ covered with shame and disgrace, .because he deserted his comrades in
, “ the moufent of danger,
“ No man ought to be. termeda her^^hut-he who- has- already %’©h<jiiered
“ a hundred heroes'; - nor should ^ny man.be"termed aholy-maft^O^til
‘7 he can' boast of surpassing in virtue a hundred holy-'m'efi'^foi^ ding
“ as a herqdias.not.conqudred a hundred heroes, or a holy man has hot
« surpassed; ahundred other holy men in virtue;: he-can neither»»bhAcdn-
• sidered as:«: real hero, or holy man.
“r The signs, o,f the approaching end of-this world will be all MndSof dep
r a v ity among mankind; that, is »to; say,.-the wise will^ turn-foolish; the
f{ -holy men will become woi'ldlyf children will abandon their -Jgafents,
“ princes will lose 'their empires, tire little wilkbechme great andfcom-
“ mit depredations; in short, every thing will b e jn confusion,-and* an
.» “ entire revolution take place..
-In the beginning, every thing was.at jrest and quiet. During -the- first
“ thousand years, - princes began to start up, and wars arose-^jsbbut a
• » -‘7 woman named , Dewi Du«S*.‘, lat this.-period, writing wasjj|fi!st
" “ introduced.' One thousand five hundred years after this, another war
“ began about a woman named Dewi. Sinta. Two thousand years after
“ this, a third war broke, out about a woman named D&wl Drupddi ^„and
« two thousand five hundred yeafcs afterwards, -afiother .wbr took: place
“ about the daughter .of' a holy man not named in history.
Every
Every man can thm$spe*Vyhat*ha's*lleen5 th'e* first cause o f1 war. Even as
><<1 the-foots! of sjtretes f*£ind ‘th§~VbiirS£ of» rivers cannot run straight, but
'“ wind:h'ere'&nd>:thet&; 1 sh^cahhbt a'woman be upright: for the 'saying
“ •is;,"’; that' »a raven>can-‘Sp>oner-turn ^'white;;1 fthd- the - ta^bftg-plant (a water
“ lfiyhgroVfh|MfaUQ'cfe# than' a'Woma'n-'can- be upright. >
A,.pterfebt man should* rn^qini firmneS's^and 'ability; ' equal to‘eight women;
iU.Jand to' satisfyfa^Nvhm'art,!-a' man fmist' beU'abl'e - to* 'pieis&'her in nine’1
“ different manners... M*1
•A;bad»'man is like a fire, ‘ivVbfchutihflames'eyerj' thing»whith? approaches1
“ i t ; we,:therefore,'‘ ought";never»!tctgo‘neatht-witb&mintention' to ex-
“ tinguish < it. A^gorc/dsunan,4 ou the ^dSatfar-y,' is ■ like a 'Swehfckcbnfed
tree, whithbcontinues» to ’'produce 'flowers 'ancfci1 fruit; pleasant'to*'the
*! .taste and smell* oftfe^ery .ohe;~ aUfif^^fragf-ahce ,5f -which remai»ns in
A^the -wood evel® aft^if heftsfeeris cut^down and> rpdte’chbuty»' *
When a harlotihdgin^toi feel shame?dthhfi<isj iaeiti mprovement approach-
“ ing ; - but When'a holy man heginsto.fffljeddle-,&ith» worldly affairs, then
teasihe about-to.become a> worldly’man'.himself.l'
When.a prince allows - encroachmeril^tO: ue$made' on 'hi^territories, it
;“ 1 it i§ a sigihthat -the'lossiofeboth his court and lands is'-nigh 'at baud.
A man may »rdce^elinstruction from his gwrm (ftnstriictor)'' until his twen-
tff^tjeth year>: after »whichi he;should-apply himself:» to« studyf until»-bis1
^ thirtieth year;- at which time-he ought to know^eVery’-thing necessary,-
i“*a‘s well »for this' world as'for that tov'cynie.,:»" l!
pshe :ar't'off elocution may' properly[,\he'1 reckoned supetlS^- to all others,
^.because happiness -jihd^nii^ery, fortune or misfortune, very often depend'
“ upon ,itu jt'is, therefore, neeessary^to use prudencein speech.1 tr
A' man .who: does not eat siri (^fetely do'es 'not ,‘shin'e.. .'V
Married people, who have no' children ’ought'- to'.- lead, a retired life,, and
'“^.people without- fortgne ‘ sHohld noti, attempt to^maske a shining appear-
“ ance: they should look pale and melancholy, like'. uhto*^-the dulness
and^quiet;of .a.-country:without a prince.;-
These .are the qualities-necessary"to. constitute-«, good housewife:-^-1
“ Sfae^nust be well-madfe’ and well-fnatmered, gentle,.»industrious, rich,
“ liberal,» .charming,» of good birth; hup right, »and humble. -A stingy,'
*“ -curious,'.4dirtyg. foul-mouthed, "vulgar, false; intriguing, lazy, or-stupid
“ •woman, is. not only entirely unfit for a housewife, but will never be'
'beloved by a» husband.”
i M Intimately