Part 6: On consideration, kindness, and thoughtfulness

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Big shot of Ìwátà towń the locusts do not know who is honest; the locusts arrive and the locusts eat up the good person's farm.

The drunkard is not a prodigal; it is his money that he is spending.

There is no compulsion in voluntary work.

Wine stays in the home of the miser until it goes sour.

The assignment for an invalid must be different from everybody else's.

Excessive stinginess is what slams the door of fortune in one's face.

14. Ìwá tà (ìwà-á tà) means “Character pays.”; some irony there.  [Back to text]