Our Lord destroy this rogue of an Intention, which plain men cannot catch nor understand!' 'Nay, listen!' Suleyman became persuasive and profoundly earnest, as was his manner always under opposition.

'Thou hast not altogether caught my meaning.

I say a man should trust in the Most High, not think too much beforehand of his ways.

By thinking beforehand, he may form a bad intention, since man's thoughts are naturally fallible.
Let him think afterwards, thus he will learn to shun such snares in future, and by repentance place a good work to his credit.

Men learn wisdom from their sins, not from their righteous deeds.