سندبادنامه 137.15

137.15

'We are Time: whomever we elevate is raised high, and whomever we abase is brought low.' We kings are the trace of time
and the effect of the Creator's power: whomever we raise up becomes exalted, and whomever we bring
down becomes low. All men of intellect have deemed the preservation of oneself from committing such things
obligatory; and when a mishap has descended and a calamity has occurred that does not fall
within the bounds of ability, capacity, and strength, they have overcome that trouble by piercing counsel and accurate judgment,
and through subtle ruses and extraordinary laments have brought themselves into the shelter of protection
and the refuge of safety, having said to the assassin of life and the envious one who burns them: