Living
From Ibn Jemin
From Quatrains and Translations
Living
Two things thou shalt not long for, if thou love a mind serene;--
A woman to thy wife, though she were a crowned queen;
And the second, borrowed money,--though the smiling lender say
That he will not demand the debt until the Judgment Day.
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Codex Note
Translated by Emerson from Ibn Jemin
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “From Ibn Jemin.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/221/.
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “From Ibn Jemin.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/221/.
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