Pleasure, gold, fear of life, Virtue
Test by these four and trust the true.
Spotless name of noble birth
Shamed of stain-that choice is worth.
Though deep scholars of stainless sense
Rare is freedom from ignorance.
Good and evil in man weigh well
Judge him by virtues which prevail.
By the touchstone of deeds is seen
If any one is great or mean.
Choose not those men without kinsmen
Without affine or shame of sin.
On favor leaning fools you choose;
Folly in all its forms ensues.
To trust an untried stranger brings
Endless troubles on all our kins.
Trust not without testing and then
Find proper work for trusted men.
Trust without test; The trusted doubt;
Both entail troubles in and out.
TESTING OF MEN FOR CONFIDENCE
