Wisdom…

“Do not deride the old, though you are young;

Nor the poor, though you are wealthy;

Nor the lame, though you are swift;

Nor the blind, though you are given sight;

Nor the sick, though you are strong;

Nor the dull, though you are clever;

Nor the foolish, though you are wise.

Be not too wise, be not too foolish;

Be not too conceited, be not too diffident;

Be not too haughty, be not too humble;

Be not too talkative, be not too silent;

Be not too harsh, be not too feeble.

If you are too wise, then people will expect too much of you;

If you are too foolish, you will be deceived;

If you are too conceited, you will be thought vexatious;

If you are too humble, you will be without honor;

If you are too talkative, then you will be unheeded;

If you are too silent, you will not be regarded;

If you are too harsh, then you will be broken;

If you are too feeble, then you will be crushed.”