Translations:On Dokuzuncu Lem'a/58/en
The First is dissatisfaction, and as for dissatisfaction, it destroys endeavour and enthusiasm for work, and causes the dissatisfied person to complain instead of giving thanks, and makes him lazy. Such a person abandons possessions which though few in number are licit,(*[1])and seeks possessions which are illicit and trouble-free. He sacrifices his self-respect on the way, and even his honour.
- ↑ *Consumers increase and producers decrease as a result of wastefulness and lack of economy. Everyone fixes his eye on the government’s door, and industry, trade, and agriculture, on which social life depend, decrease. And the nation declines and is impoverished.