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No secret to a stupid man (1)

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04 Religious and philosophical literature and poetry



 		Keywords
sayings
trust
Period
4th century CE 		Channel
Armenian culture
Iranian culture

Text
Admonitions of Ādurbād 17 (Middle Persian):
Share no secret with a stupid man.

Admonitions of Ādurbād 35 (Middle Persian):
Tell no secret in the company of a man of foolish speech.

Ahiqar (Armenian Version) A.16:
Son, receive not any who shall repeat to thee the (word) of an enemy, for they will repeat thy word.

Sources (list of abbreviations)
Admonitions of Ādurbād 17 (Middle Persian)
Admonitions of Ādurbād 35 (Middle Persian)
Ahiqar (Armenian Version) A.16

Bibliography

de Blois 1984, 47de Blois, F. “The Admonitions of Adurbad and their Relationship to the Ahiqar Legend.” Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (1984) 41-53.

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cf. Sirach 8.17

Amar Annus


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