[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Foreign](https://indike.org/pramana/inf) › [Islamic world](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl) › [Persian](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa) › [Story books adapted from India](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa) › [سندبادنامه](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama) › [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt) › 391 # سندبادنامه 391 English (machine translation) 391 - **Language:** English ### [391.1](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt.391.1) "So they turned away: one having lost his life, one at his last gasp, and one with his wits scattered." And he said: "Whoever acts on the counsel of an ignorant simpleton and a negligent fool will never attain any desire, nor will he become triumphant, victorious, delighted, and rejoicing in any object or quest; nor can he hold the reins upon the steed of any hope. And for this reason they have said: 'Associating with a fool is blameworthy, and sitting with an ignorant man is ill-omened.' ## Linked texts (1) - [سندبادنامه](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama.391.1) — Ẓahīrī Samarqandī, Persian --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt.391](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.fa.qissa.sindbadnama~en-mt.391) · Pramāṇa