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And of estrangement from the spirit and spiritual folk, and of fraud and fox-like behavior towards the spiritual kings ;

And of thinking the fully satisfied (saints) to be greedy beggars, and of secretly regarding them with enmity (arising) from envy -

If he (such a saintly man as has been described) accept anything, you say he is a beggar; and if not, you say it is (from) hypocrisy and deceit and guile.

If he mix (in society), you say he is covetous; and if not, you say he is excessively given to pride ;

Or you hypocritically excuse yourself, saying, “I am held back (by what I have to do) in maintaining my wife and children.

Neither have I leisure to scratch my head, not have I leisure to cultivate religion.

O so-and so, remember me in thy benedictions, that in the end I may become one of the saints.”

Mathnawi Book II – 3063