92. Wanton Women

The sweet words of elegant braceleted (prostitutes) who desire (a man) not from affection but from avarice, will cause sorrow.

One must ascertain the character of the ill-natured women who after ascertaining the wealth (of a man) speak (as if they were) good natured-ones, and avoid intercourse (with them).

The false embraces of wealth-loving women are like (hired men) embracing a strange corpse in a dark room.

The wise who seek the wealth of grace will not desire the base favours of those who regard wealth (and not pleasure) as (their) riches.

Those whose knowledge is made excellent by their (natural) sense will not covet the trffling delights of those whose favours are common (to all).

Those who would spread (the fame of) their own goodness will not desire the shoulders of those who rejoice in their accomplishments and bestow their despicable favours (on all who pay).

Those who are destitute of a perfectly (reformed) mind will covet the shoulders of those who embrace (them) while their hearts covet other things.

The wise say that to such as are destitute of discerning sense the embraces of faithless women are (as ruinous as those of) the celestail female.

The delicate shoulders of prostitutes with excellent jewels are a hell into which are plunged the ignorant base.

Treacherous women, liquor, and gambling are the associates of such as have forsaken by Fortune.